Unknown over Richmond, KY
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Encounter of the third kind. 500 Lights On Object0: Yes
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2012-01-03 → 2012-01-20
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January 4, 2022 · 12:00 AM · DISK
Richmond, KY
It was right around noon, clear sky’s and I just happened to look up to notice that the normal air traffic in the area started to change very quickly! Airplanes flying lower to the ground then normal, then helicopters maybe 4 stories off the ground. Then I noticed higher up two jet’s flying in formation side by side and at first glimpse I didn’t notice but then i saw a darker disk like object just a head of the jets. It stayed in sight for 20 to 30 seconds and all of a sudden took a hard 90 degree turn straight up and disappeared within a second. Not much longer afterwards a few Blackhawk helicopters was circling the area this went on for a few hours.
December 3, 2021 · 7:00 PM · OTHER
Richmond, KY
I seen them fly together tightly then one one fly off stop and then take back off again I then seen them disappear into darkness I have a video [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Certain]
April 16, 2019 · 11:50 PM · LIGHT
Richmond, KY
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
January 5, 2019 · 7:15 AM · CIRCLE
Richmond, KY
As one can clearly ascertain in the videos captured, the background consisted of the object in question, the early morning sky, birds flying occasionally overhead, with a condensation trail left behind by a passing jet, and trees present in the horizon. In our opinion, it was much too distant to have been some sort of drone, and moved much too quickly in various random directions to have been a passing aircraft. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
December 20, 2017 · 6:30 PM · CHANGING
Richmond, KY
Witnessed two shapes that over a period of two hours stayed within range but stationary one higher and to the left of the other. They Changed shapes also seemed to have a bright bar like core but grew, red and almost blue lights at times. Shapes ranged from saucer like to oblong to odd pattern. Two planes flew towards at one point then backed off but the crafts did not move. I have witnessed similar crafts in Texas and here in Richmond before. Definitely a UFO. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 23, 2016 · 12:00 AM · FLASH
Richmond, KY
Soon as walked out door in county a big blue flashing light caught eye. Moving fas for the horizon, it paused, dashed right, then left at very high speeds then continued out of sight over a tree horizon.