NUFORC Sighting 36802

Occurred: 2004-03-24 04:30 Local
Reported: 2004-05-09 11:27 Pacific
Duration: 30-45 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Kingsport, TN, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Object emits lime greel light in a semi-circle along interstate

Reported by MUFON ASD Kim Shaffer (tennessee) Reported to me on March 25th, a tanker truck driver was travelling South on Interstate 81, just outside Kingsport. The area is rural, dotted with farms along the highway. Witness states that he was doing about 70 mph when he saw what appeared to him as a semi-circle of lime green blurred lights, decending rapidly in a pasture field along the interstate. The lights appeared "ambient" to him or that they were emissions from recesses ( he called them "stove pipes")and that he was not actually seeing the source of the lights.

The lights decended rapidly and stopped some 50 feet from the ground. The lights then became very clear, and clearly arranged in a semi-circular pattern, possibly indicating a round or disc shaped object. The witness could not see any outline of any such craft but the lights seemed to him to be some 50 feet across. At his speed, he saw the lights for only a matter of seconds and was afraid to slow down or stop.



NUFORC Note:

We express our gratitude to Mr. Kim Shaffer, MUFON Assistant State Director for Tennessee, for following up on the original report and sharing his findings with NUFORC. Mr. Shaffer can be reached at . PD


Posted 2004-05-10

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