Fireball over Kannapolis, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
large white flame in the Southern Sky
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 2009-02-12 → 2009-03-01
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July 22, 2022 · 5:00 AM · LIGHT
Kannapolis, NC
Was omw to work stopped at stoplight. I was fixing to make a lft. turn off Oakwood Ave. onto Winecoff Sch. Rd. I like the Planets so everyday I look E at Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. They are easy to see at this place and time. I rolled down my window and looked out. At about a 30 degree angle up, ESE, I saw what looked like 2 headlights just stationary off in the distance. The light changed and I looked away to turn lft. A second later it would be out my windshield then. The lft. Light faded out and the other went behind tree as I drove. 10 seconds later when I should see it again, it was gone. I was kinda iffy at what I saw and kinda questioned myself. That's until a second event occurred the next Saturday morning at 4:00am 7/23/22 I walked out my basement door with binoculars around my neck and phone in pocket to look at the planets.(I kinda sky watch regularly.) I was walking W by the trees in my front yard so I could see the sky because of the trees. I passed them, turned lft and looked up in the sky. I was surprised to see in the SSE at about a 45 degree angle up the same 2 headlight looking lights were stationary in the sky. I looked at it/them for about 8 seconds. I smiled because it confirmed with me what I saw on 7/15. I thought get a picture. I looked away to grab my cell phone to grab a pic. I looked back up at it with my phone in hand and was trying to get to my camera. I was looking at the lights for a few seconds and they faded out of sight quickly both lights at the same time. I stayed out looking til 5:30 am but saw nothing else. The lights were way bigger and brighter than Jupiter. Idk but it looked like a cars headlights at night coming straight at you at a distance of about a full 1 mile or better size and brightness. Or maybe like 75 to 100 times bigger and brighter than Jupiter which was out then. The light was more of a yellowish color though. Not white like a newer car headlights. The Investigator can call if needed.
June 28, 2019 · 1:38 AM · LIGHT
Kannapolis, NC
Video captured drone like object 7 times tough out the night. First video starts at 1:38 and last video is at 5:30 AM. The object appeared to be interested in the IR lights on my camera, but unlike a drone the object did not disturb the near by shrubs at all like a drone would from its fan blades. The object also appears to be flying at a 5 degree tilt in a consistent pattern with 4 lights across the horizontal surface of the object.
June 28, 2019 · 12:00 AM · LIGHT
Kannapolis, NC
We have corrected the date. PD
October 20, 2015 · 9:15 PM · LIGHT
Kannapolis, NC
Driving down interstate 85 south to Charlotte, from Kannapolis, NC. Saw a bright green light fall from the sky. Almost the color of a traffic light. It had no tail or trail so I don't think it was a meteor. There is no way I am the only witness. Traffic was very heavy at the time. The light disappeared behind some buildings.
December 3, 2014 · 9:30 PM · TRIANGLE
Kannapolis, NC
3 bright white lights in a triangle formation. Seen in the NW sky completely still for a minute or so and then slowly descended straight down below tree line and was out of sight.
July 27, 2014 · 9:30 PM · SPHERE
Kannapolis, NC
Date may be flawed. The date of the alleged sighting, we suspect, may have been August 27, not July 27. We have attempted to contact the two witnesses via telephone, but unsuccessfully, to date. PD