Other over Leland, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Flashing Parallel lights.
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 2013-01-27 → 2013-02-13
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March 14, 2023 · 8:45 PM · CIRCLE
Leland, NC
I was walking my dogs. I noticed a large orange red light in the sky. It seemed to hover, then kind of shook and disappeared. I had left my phone on charge so could not take pictures. There was only one light that I saw.
December 5, 2020 · 6:55 PM · FORMATION
Leland, NC
Sighting from backyard in Brunswick Forest development, Leland, NC (near Wilmington, NC) Two bright dots in the sky between Mars and Neptune at 6:55pm approximately, December 5, 2020. The dots were aligned perpendicular to the line between Mars and Neptune. They were about the size that Mars appeared, but brighter than Mars. When I first looked up and saw the two dots positioned as they were, it looked like Orion’s Belt. Then I said, “hey wait a minute”, since there were only two stars! As I said that, the two stars dimmed to about the brightness of Mars. They were about an inch apart if I was to hold my hand up to the sky to guess distance. After they dimmed, they simultaneously moved about two “sky inches” from my position up and to the right. Then they rapidly faded from sight without moving location. It was a clear evening, mid 50s temperature, moon had not yet risen above my sight line. I was looking almost due south at the time. The “dots” were about 45 degrees up from the horizon. No sound. Observed by one adult female, aged 46. I’ve seen other craft over the years dating back into the 1990s.
January 8, 2020 · 6:10 AM · LIGHT
Leland, NC
Star like object falling at sharp vertical angle to near treeline very rapidly. Before contact with ground it veered sharply to the left and quickly disappeared.
September 17, 2019 · 9:00 AM
Leland, NC
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December 26, 2014 · 8:00 PM · LIGHT
Leland, NC
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November 30, 2014 · 8:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Leland, NC
Bright orange/yellow light came across the sky. Underneath the craft I was able to make out that it was triangular in shape. Red and orange lights. The craft was silent and seemed to just glide across the sky and a fast speed.