Rectangle over Centerville, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very large silent craft with 4 lights moving slowly across the 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 2009-10-26 → 2009-11-12
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May 13, 2017 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Centerville, OH
On 13 May, at approximately 11pm, I was sitting on my back porch looking at wildlife with my night vision monocle (model AN/PVS-14). I decided to look up and see the stars that aren’t normally visible to the naked eye due to light pollution, and while I was looking up (almost due east), I saw what appeared to be a faint satellite moving towards the north west, approximately 30 degrees above the horizon. I decided to watch the satellite as it traversed the sky, and as I tracked it, it changed heading towards the south west for approximately 5 seconds, then turned again towards its original heading. This object was not visible to the naked eye, requiring my night vision to see. There was no flashing; just a faint, steady pinpoint of light. I called a friend immediately afterwards to describe what I saw, and while I was on the phone (approximately 5 minutes later), I saw two more of the faint points of light moving on the same trajectory. 15 minutes later, I saw a 4th point of light moving the same direction. Of the 4 objects I saw, only one changed heading while traversing the sky, the other 3 were constant.
November 13, 2016 · 7:30 PM · CIRCLE
Centerville, OH
I was out watching the moon as it was bigger and brighter than it had been since 1948. I notice a white object moving at a high rate of speed making turns and speeds no man made aircraft could make. I first tool a picture then started the video. It was white and circular and seemed to have a glow. Video shows it all.
December 27, 2014 · 5:30 AM · LIGHT
Centerville, OH
Driving north on St. Rt. 725 and seen 2 very bright flashes of light, which seemed to be originating in the dirction of beavercreek. The best example I can give is to an electrical transformer blowing up (the way it lights the sky), but on a much bigger scale and was two around one to two second flashes.
November 28, 2014 · 4:00 AM · LIGHT
Centerville, OH
I looked up and through the trees saw a bright green light which is why I stared at it in the first place then it appeared to be moving in the sky then I saw smaller red and white flashing lights but then it turned and again saw only the bright green light. I could not make out the aircraft's shape but I felt fear and just ran to my car and drove away quickly as this was not the first time I've seen something in the sky and it scares me. About 15 years ago in Dayton, Ohio, I saw an actual UFO outside my window, hovering pretty low in the sky and when I tried to make my boyfriend look up to see it too it flew across the sky and disappeared, so I now fear seeing this and don't want whatever is flying these things if alien to know I've seen them!
April 12, 2014 · 9:05 PM · SPHERE
Centerville, OH
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