Unknown over Bryan, TX
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The report, as filed
On July 3, 2014 at about 4:45 am, I let my dog out in the backyard and about 3 minutes later he started barking as if there was an intruder. I waited for an estimated 2.5 minutes after the barking started before I opened the door to see a very bright white light that was possibly 2-4 feet in dimensions but could not ascertain whether if was circular, rectangular, or some other geometric shape because of its movement speed. This object could have been elongated (longer than wide giving off a trailing light impression). Because of its brightness, it was lighting about ¼ of our large back yard. Upon my seeing the UFO, it continued to move very fast in random directions around the backyard at a estimated height of 5 to 6 feet. While I viewed the UFO, it appeared to stay about the same height above the ground as it darted about while staying in the backyard area. It took me about 15 seconds to realize what I was seeing after I opened the door to see my dog! barking and jumping at the fast moving UFO which was a single light source. I then called my dog’s name and he ran through the open door back into the house and I closed the door. I then turned off one of the patio lights (leaving another on) by quickly walking to the patio light switch (possibly 20 ft. away) and then immediately looked through our backyard glass French door and the UFO was no longer visible. So, although I viewed the moving UFO for about possibly 30 seconds, I believe the UFO was in the backyard for about 3 minutes, because of the estimated duration of my dog barking.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110916). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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