Teardrop over Granite Falls, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Figures inside the UFO short black eyes UFO metallic color called friend andhe said he was hunting and he said he saw
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 2012-07-26 → 2012-08-12
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February 14, 2023 · 6:37 PM · CIRCLE
Granite Falls, NC
We have a 1min 20 second video of the sighting. You can clearly see this is not a plane or helicopter. It disappeared very quickly. The best photo is about 43 seconds in.
March 29, 2019 · 6:55 AM · FIREBALL
Granite Falls, NC
It looked like a green comet zipping through the sky. Went down into the wooded area beyond my sight. Immediately, 4 totally black helicopters appeared and landed in what looked like the same spot in the wooded area. Sadly, the landing was totally out of my sight.
September 25, 2017 · 10:15 PM · SPHERE
Granite Falls, NC
While waiting on a friend to leave, I was watching the northern sky, as we had been star gazing all evening. I was alone, focusing on a star, when a single, small, orange light began to move horizontally. With the movement, I could tell that the light was somewhat close and thought it may be a reflection on a spider's web. This was until the light started moving up and down, left and right, very erratically, but not all over the sky. It stayed within a small area in the sky. I then thought it may be a drone. I watched it intently, by myself, for about 10 mins., move around. It never blinked or flickered once. The orange-ish light looked similar to fire, not electrical or gassy. It almost had a little haze around the orb. The size was small, comparable to the size of a large star. My friend then comes out to leave, I tell her to watch, and she sees it, too. It lasted a couple of more minutes until vanishing. It just dissipated, like the fire had gone out. I did feel an overwhelming sense, it brought me to tears, and I was covered in chills. I've been a star gazer my entire life, even seeing two shooting stars earlier that night. Never have I seen or experienced anything like this.
October 29, 2010 · 10:45 PM · FORMATION
Granite Falls, NC
Object is composed of three, solid, bright, white lights in a straight line and flew silently.