NUFORC Sighting 168788

Occurred: 2022-06-19 22:00 Local
Reported: 2022-06-19 20:16 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: LaGrange/West Point, GA, USA
Location details: Interstate 85 SB, between exits 6 & 13

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

Very bright, lined-up white lights, and fast-blinking red light, moving slowly southbound along I-85, that disappeared when passed

I was travelling along Interstate 85 southbound, between exits 6 and 13, when I came across a a group of very bright lights in the sky, unlike anything I've seen on any kind of man-made aircraft. The lights appeared to be moving southbound, several hundred to several thousand feet in the air, as I was able to gradually catch up to, and pass them. There were 4 very bright, white LED lights on what appeared to be the rear of the craft, and a very small, fast-blinking red light on the front of the craft, but from my vantage point I could not define a specific shape or form. As stated, I was able to gradually catch up to the group of lights, and even passed them as I approached exit 6. They appeared to be on the eastern side of the interstate, above a wooded area across Kia Blvd from the Kia factory in West Point. I pulled off on exit 6, and pulled into an abandoned neighborhood development on Kia Blvd to get a clear view. While I was stopped at the red light on the exit ramp, the lights never passed me again. After I stopped, I got out of my car and looked around, and the lights were gone. They had literally vanished into thin air. I called a friend of mine who works with me at Publix, who is much older than I am, and he claims that he saw the same lights, but on a different route along US 29, southbound approaching West Point. He described the same set of lights, and said they appeared to be stationary over an area facing the direction of Opelika. He told me that as he got closer, the lights faded in and out by themselves, and eventually disappeared. As long as I had witnessed these lights, they never faded out in any way, and remained the same brightness. I also captured the lights on my dashboard camera, and will review the footage on my friend's computer when able.

Posted 2022-06-22