As reported

Unknown over Murphy, NC

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Moving lights with multiple strobing colors. ((NUFORC Note: Possible "twinkling" star. PD))

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March 7, 2023 · 8:55 PM · CIRCLE

Murphy, NC

After seeing a movie, my boyfriend and I were returning home. However still, I noticed a round object with flashing lights floating in the air as I peered out the window. Yet, this item was simply floating there in the air and NOT moving at all. It had three lights that flashed. When we got closer, it appeared to be landing as it glided downward, but as we got further away, it immediately rose again.

November 3, 2022 · 1:00 PM · OTHER

Murphy, NC

I was driving W on 64, passenger open and I saw it above the tree line by about 100’. As was watching it, it looked like a shimmering silver football shaped cloud but a little sharper. It was matching my pace (60mph approx.) When it became even more fuzzy and shot off west bound at about 200’ agl to the horizon. I wasn’t going to say anything until I saw this article - pretty much the same thing but I never saw an end view. https://original.newsbreak.com/@roger-marsh-1600525/2857872401975-north-carolina-witness-describes-football-shaped-object-at-tree-line?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=i4 I’m Ex-Navy - I worked on the flight deck of the USS Ranger CV-61 - when I say this thing shot off to the horizon at >400 kn, I’ve seen fly byes, that thing was moving.

May 3, 2020 · 9:40 PM · LIGHT

Murphy, NC

I went outside to get some air. I was looking up at the sky, checking out the moon (I was facing south and then I looked up and to the left) Saw a plane flying from South to North, blinking white light and red light. (I was in the USAF for 8 years, and am very familiar with aircraft lights, landing lights, aircraft size, etc.) Started looking at the direction of Venus and then I saw one bright small light, to the left of Venus, moving from South to North. It caught my eye because it was not blinking, just steady light. I followed it from South over Venus, and then to the North. Then it disappeared to the North. I turned and looked to the left at the moon, and that back in the direction of Venus (as I looked at the moon, Venus was to my direct right). I saw another (second) steady small light travelling north. Steady light, no blinking lights. Then about a half mile behind it, since it was way off in the distance and looked way above the clouds 4 to 5K feet or more, another (third)steady white small star light like moving from South to North. This time the first light made a round turn from North to East and then South East. The Second light continued straight and went out of sight. I followed the first light as it headed Southeast and disappeared above the clouds. All three lights were constantly steady; no blinking lights near or on it, just steady white light. Seemed very strange to me. Not a satellite since the second one clearly changed direction. Speed was constant on all separate 3 lights. All 3 lights were at least a mile or so apart. Although the first light was vastly separate (in distance and time, about 5 minutes time went by from the first one until I saw the second two.

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