Occurred: 1978-11-01 20:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-08-22 13:18 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Troy, NY, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Purple lights on a low- and slow-flying, hissing object.

A low-flying object flew over the road I was walking down. It made a soft hissing sound which is what made me look up. I could see some purple lights on the underside (only 2 or 3 but my view was obstructed by trees on the sides of the road). It was a very dark night so I had a hard time discerning size and height but I estimated it was about 50-60 feet up and 80 feet across or more. It was moving at only 5-10 mph. The purple lights were a dark color and not terribly bright. I saw no other color lights on the object (ie, no normal white/red/green aircraft lighting). (It was not a hot-air balloon, I know what they sound like, plus I would have seen it glowing in the darkness). I didn't feel anything (breeze, warmth, static, etc) from the object. I ran up to the intersection and crossed the street to try to see it after it passed over the trees, but I was unable to see it. I was in college at the time and had not been drinking.




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-09-02

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