Light over Sterling Heights, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object moved faster, lower and the lights were brighter than an airplane.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2004-02-10 → 2004-02-27
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Myself and my passenger were heading north north just before midnight on 8/28/23 when to the left of our vehicle in sky we both caught glimpse of a metallic spherical orb. We were heading north on Dequindure Rd just before m59 expressway. We both afterwards discussed we thought it was a star or jet at first however as we spot it it jolted or maneuvered sharply and extremely fast up and than shot way in a straight line like a shooting star. It was like nothing we’ve seen and didn’t resemble a drone or normal aircraft. We discussed and were boggled by it for for next twenty minutes en route to our destination. The whole thing lasted seconds and happened so fast it and the way it moved up than shot away rapidly was not like anything we had visualized before.
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October 24, 2020 · 7:30 PM · CIGAR
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June 30, 2019 · 12:00 PM · OVAL
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