NUFORC Sighting 51809

Occurred: 2006-07-30 22:00 Local
Reported: 2006-07-30 21:38 Pacific
Duration: 30-40 mins
No of observers: 4

Location: Henderson, KY, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Roaring and erratic-moving lights over Henderson, KY

Over the period of about 30-40 minutes, a jet-like roaring sound was witnessed by several people including the dispatch officer on duty at our 911 number. The sound was similar to a jet engine, but pervasive, louder, and seemed to almost vibrate the house. (It was loud enough to be heard/felt inside a well-insulated house with TV on, for example). The roaring sound(s) persisted over most of the 30-40 minute period, but may have been multiple (up to six?) discrete events. On about the fourth event, I personally witnessed a light moving from directly above me to the SE. the roaring sound came directly from the direction of the light. For the first few seconds the light appeared to be a fast-moving aircraft (I thought it was a fighter). The problem is, it was so high that I should never have been able to hear the sound of its engines. If a commercial or military jet had been low enough to hear, I should have been able to distinguish separate lights (wing lights, etc.) I couldn't. This object was just a white-to-maybe-orangish point of light accompanied by a loud roaring sound. Before it passed out of view over my house, it veered dramatically left, then right, then left again. I don't want to suggest it was spiraling, but that is what I thought at the time. It maneuvered much faster than any commercial jet vehicle could have moved (in my field of view at the percieved altitude). There may have been more than one UFO, as the roaring continued over about 30 minutes, either rising and falling, or multiple events in sequence. I called the 911 dispatecher and reported the event at approximately 10:15 PM and she confirmed the sound, but at this time, neither of us could find a light in the direction the sound was coing from. The night sky was absolutely clear. I first became aware of the roaring when my girlfriend's son called me from across town to report both the sound and that he had drawn a picture of the moon because it had a funny shadow. (That may not be related to what I witnessed. I just note it, in case anyone else corroborates it.)

Posted 2006-10-30