Oval over Durand, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Possible crash.
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 2014-03-03 → 2014-03-20
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June 17, 2019 · 9:00 PM · OTHER
Durand, MI
My wife and I are avid sky watchers, and as such, we are aware of the airports in the surrounding areas. We are also familiar with satellites, and the varies commercial and military aircraft, (and how the ambient light can make them appear wingless, even distorted). These lights are something else. The easiest way to describe then is to picture a satellite in the night sky, then make it as bright or brighter than the brightest star, traveling at commercial airplane altitudes. Last night, (6/17/2019) we spotted what we thought was a commercial airliner heading NE, (towards Bishop International) flying so low through the late evening sky that you could almost make out its shape. It had three incredibly bright white lights, fairly close together, but far enough apart to have a triangle shape. As it passed us we clearly saw the back of the craft, where two small orange lights, (one on top of the other) were on its right, and a larger red light on its left. The lights were not positioned like we are accustomed to seeing on commercial craft, and the flashing pattern was very different as well - the bottom orange light would flash, followed immediately by the large red light, then the top orange light would do a fast double flash, pause for a second, then repeat.
November 10, 2014 · 5:47 AM · UNKNOWN
Durand, MI
It was moving twice the speed of an airplane and even though we have an airport nearby, this appeared to be less than 200 feet in the air. I thought it was heading towards the ground, I did not hear anything.
November 7, 2012 · 8:45 PM · LIGHT
Durand, MI
Several scattered lights in sky slowly formed a single line.
April 4, 2008 · 9:30 PM · LIGHT
Durand, MI
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August 17, 2007 · 11:13 PM · TRIANGLE
Durand, MI
Three groups of two lights of a dim orange color. Together they formed a triangle.