NUFORC Sighting 53058

Occurred: 2006-10-07 02:00 Local
Reported: 2006-10-24 08:30 Pacific
Duration: 5 min?
No of observers: 3

Location: Blacksburg, VA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Electrical or magnetic effects

Ball of light at ROTC training

This happened during an Army ROTC training weekend in a large wooded area on base.

While on a land navigation exercise in the woods at about 2 am, perhaps 3-ish, two other people in my fire team and I witnessed a large ball of light traveling slowly over the treetops. there was a very high pitched humming noise.

Our compasses were not working, but using terrain association we figured that it was heading roughly north/northeast, at maybe 10-20 mph. It was moving much too slowly to be a missile or other projectile that I've ever seen, and was far too close to have been mistaken for a helicopter or an airplane.

We have not reported this incident to anyone, although I have heard from other cadets in the NR Battalion besides those in my squad/fireteam that saw the same object early that morning.

It passed almost over us, and I could not discern its shape, it was only a "blob" of light.

Posted 2006-10-30

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