Other over Madison, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Plane hoovering over Heritage Elementary School on County Line Rd.
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 2009-02-02 → 2009-02-19
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August 6, 2023 · 5:13 PM · RECTANGLE
Madison, AL
Saw large rectangle object leaving large con trail faster than airlines up about 40,000-50,000 ft heading 255-265 degrees and north of Madison Alabama. Watched it for about 4 minutes, then made sharp turn to about 160 degrees, accelerated and was out of sight in about a minute. Clear skies and no wind at that altitude since the con trail was not drifting to the side. There was no sound and no lights. It was very shiny. I am an Aerospace and Mechanical Engineer, pilot, test pilot and bush pilot. 40 plus years developing state of the art aircraft, engines and propellers. My work has been tested by NASA senior engineers and FAA engineers
April 14, 2023 · 5:07 AM · DIAMOND
Madison, AL
Before sunrise I saw what I thought at first sight ro be a plane. It did not move like a plane. Its lights flashed unlike a plane. No sound. Then I thought maybe it was a drone. I have seen drones. Didnt look like that either. This was way bigger and a different shape. If I could use the light pattern as a guide for the shape, it would remsemble a diamond or a rhombus. It seemed to hover over the southwest horizon heading north. Then as I looked on with confusion, I did notice it was moving but very very slowly. So much so that it didnt make any significant distance for the 2 minutes I was looking at it. Then, I cannot explain, it just vanished. I thought I had mistaken. So I searched the sky north and south and any other possible location. There was nothing to be seen. It VANISHED.
August 1, 2020 · 10:50 PM · LIGHT
Madison, AL
Ball of light in northern sky. Not sure of distance from my location but it was obviously larger (closer) than the light from a star, meteor, or satellite. Confirmed on web that ISS was not flying over my location. Did not have FAA beacons like a plane would have. After noticing the light ball, object moved toward the east in an arc (upward) trajectory for a few seconds and disappeared. No visible trail, just the ball of light moving. Light was too large for a drone and was much faster than something like a Chinese lantern. Just an eyeball judgement of altitude maybe a few thousand feet above ground level and about 2-3 miles north of my location. There were a few small engine aircraft in the area and object was distinctly different.
December 30, 2019 · 10:20 PM · TRIANGLE
Madison, AL
I was driving northbound on County Line Rd. towards Hwy 72 heading home. At first I noticed the lights and thought it was from a water tower or something similar such as an antenna. As I got closer passing the Publix shopping center, the lights began to move in such a way that indicated the lights were rotating. I then turned into the parking lot close to the Redstone FCU and immediately turned around to try to catch it on camera. The craft was triangle in shape based on the 3 white lights on the corners. There was also a red light, which appeared to be on the bottom. It sped off and I could not catch up to it.
December 25, 2019 · 5:40 PM · TRIANGLE
Madison, AL
On the eveing of 12/25/2019 while at work (nurse) in Madison Alabama, I stepped outside the facility to call my wife at approx 7:40 pm, and noticed when I stepped outside, what at appeared to be a large aircraft (ascending up) from approx 500+ feet over tree tops and Hwy 72, to the side of the facility where I was located.. Initially there were 2 large amber lights (possibly windows), these 2 points of light were approx 500+ feet apart, followed by a second amber light(again possible window) following at approx 750+ feet, then followed by another (4th amber light, trailing at another 800 to 1000 feet. When I first seen it, I told my wife on the phone immediately, "let me call you back"! I began trying to flip on the camera on the cell phone and it unfortunately was showing me on the camera, instead of the outward photo image, I finally got the phone camera to work, so that I could video the image before me… This object was massively large, moved effortlessl! y and slowly, was dead quiet, made 0 sounds, again had ONLY of 4(overall) dark amber lights (window appearance). The object was traveling in a North heading, then turned to it's left, heading then NW, towards the city of Athens, which at this time, is my beginning video of the 2 lights moving away from the camera. As the camera pans down, you'll see a single amber light moving from left to right slowly...This is the fourth amber light mentioned initially and trails off, continuing in a northern direction projectory. As I am quite familiar with the "Phoenix Lights Incident" of 1997, and it's details, I truly believe my sighting was a Triangle, with very much the same details, much like that one and knew IT, when I SAW it, and I know my mouth fell open.... This was a humbling experience and an amazing craft! Folks, hate to tell you this...WE"RE NOT ALONE!
June 15, 2019 · 9:11 PM · RECTANGLE
Madison, AL
On the night of June 15, 2019, I went to my backyard and walk to the middle and something like a very far, distant noise made me to turn my head to the sky, completely over my head. As I was looking, I realize it was a very bright and intense green light coming from an big object or whatever it was. I looked at intervals during 1 or 2 minutes, and then suddenly, I understood that something was not right, because it was big, kind of square and it didn’t move. So I continued looking, went inside, came back, and it was still there, just over me. I went inside again and thought that I should take a picture, but I didn’t want to leave it alone and loose it maybe. So I came back again to the backyard and it was still there, not moving. I could feel some kind of energy. This time I went inside and grabbed my iPhone, and I focused over my head looking directly to the “object”. In the instant I took the picture the “big object” moved in a fraction of second to the right and just disappeared. I am a retired Biologist and Full Professor of Cellular biology graduated in Venezuela. I lived 13 years in Atlanta, GA and 3 years in Alabama.