Light over Robertsdale, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Small point of light crossing the heavens changed speed twice and "wobbled" before finally vanishing.
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 2012-07-17 → 2012-08-03
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August 16, 2023 · 9:38 PM · FORMATION
Robertsdale, AL
It didn't last long. I got a paranoid feeling that I wasn't alone, so I went outside. I heard this unnatural thrumming noise that was slowly getting quieter. I didn't think too much of it; it was probably a helicopter. As I looked northwest though, I saw a string of lights appear in an alternating pattern of one, then two, then one again. It was like stars actings as hopscotch squares. They disappeared after a few seconds, row by row. I didn't know what to make of it. I then watched two stars move very quickly to a different location, but they stayed in the same position. Like two points in a diagonal slash. \ I'll share a quick drawing.My neighbor's dog just wouldn't stop barking until it stopped too. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
September 21, 2022 · 11:28 PM · LIGHT
Robertsdale, AL
On an exceptionally clear night my girlfriend and I stood in our yard stargazing, a regular hobby of ours. I wouldn't say it happens a lot but with a fair amount of regularity we saw what first appeared to be a star stationary in the sky then we realized it was not a star as it began to move. This was not at all close, infact it was so far away at times it was hard to fallow m, though we have seen them much closer. This particular time though, it was far off, we know it was not a shooting star or a plane based on its movements and speed of travel. It moved left with steady speed across what had to be hundreds of miles an hour, then moved quickly up, quickly down, then further left. Down then to the right before disappearing this took approximately 3-5 minutes. We then got into our car to drive up to her father's house half a mile away. We got out the car and decided to look again, we again saw what appeared to be the same or similar ball of light type object this time a bit closer. Take in mind when I say a bit closer it was not at all close to us, just closer than pervious. Without paying attention it would definitely appear as nothing more than a star. It moved in simular ways as it had just a few minutes prior for aprox 1 min I checked the box for I would like to be contacted by an investigator, only because I'd be happy to answer questions should one have any but I don't have any need currently to speak to one, I just wouldn't mind if I could be of any assistance. Also as I stated this has happened multiple times but I'm only filling out 1 form. I only just found this site, but will report any that happen in the future. We had an entirely different sighting at a different location I will file a separate report on. The location this happened happened to be the same location (same family farm even) where cattle were found mutilated in 1995 or 94 I believe.
November 2, 2014 · 11:00 PM · LIGHT
Robertsdale, AL
At about 11pm, I noticed a strange light in the sky to the southwest; a larger white light, a smaller green light and a smaller red light all together. Having been a pilot for 30 years and a flight instructor for almost 20, I supposed it was an airplane. However, this light did not move. Had it been a hovering helicopter, I would have heard it, but it made no sound. After about 20 minutes, it began moving in a circle, then bobbing up and down. I compared it to stationary ground objects, steadying myself against a road sign to make sure that it was moving and not myself. Since I do not believe in UFOs, I went inside after about a half hour. Curiosity got the best of me an hour later, and I went back outside to check on it, and saw that it had moved almost directly overhead. Still no sound. Witness corrects the date to Sunday, November 02, 2014. We have corrected it above. Witness believes firmly that the object was not a star. PD