Flash over Copperas Cove, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Within about 1 minute, a pinpoint of light appeared out of nowhere, immediately expanded to about the size of a small dinner plate and then shrank back out to nothing. I was completely floored. I immediately texted my wife to come outside. I turned on my phone video and pointed it in that direction and waited. Within about a minute it happened again. Once again I was completely floored. I continued recording although I couldn’t be sure if I was catching the right area with my phone the screen was just black. Within about 1 more minute it happened again for the last time just before my wife arrived. I continued recording a few more minutes but nothing happened. It had an orange tint. It appeared in the same place as far as I could tell. It was not traveling at all and appeared extremely rigid in place. It didn’t cast any light down. It appeared out of empty sky as a pinpoint of light expanded, shrank to nothing in less than 2 seconds. There seemed to be a slight pause between it appearing as a pinpoint and then beginning to expand. To me it at full size it resembled the lens of one of those stage lights that hang above a theatre stage and have a circular pattern in the lens. There was no sound. There were no clouds and the sky around and behind it was very clear. It was not a planet, or an iridium flare, helicopter, drone or anything else like that. IT WAS STATIONARY. IT APPEARED IN THE SAME PLACE 5 TIMES IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. IT LOOKED EXACTLY THE SAME ALL 3 TIME I SAW IT DIRECTLY. IT EXPANDED TO A SIZE MUCH GREATER THAN ANY OTHER OBJECT IVE EVER SEEN IN THE NIGHT SKY EXCEPT THE MOON. IT MADE NO SOUND. IT CAST NO LIGHT ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO TAIL OR FIRE OR SMOKE. IN MY JUDGMENT IT WAS WAY UP OR OUT THERE. THE SKY WAS CLEAR ALL AROUND IT. I COULD CLEARLY SEE THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE ANYWHERE IN THAT PATCH OF SKY. My video captured only one small instantaneous blip. Nothing like what I actually saw. No one else in my area ever reported seeing it as far as I know. I would have thought many people would have seen it as well. I want to know that someone else saw it too as I am beginning to question my own recollection even though my video proves something did appear. Thanks for reading this…. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136182). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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October 20, 2016 · 8:10 PM · CIRCLE
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December 3, 2015 · 8:10 PM · DIAMOND
Copperas Cove, TX
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December 3, 2015 · 12:00 AM
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FYI: The report from the female driver on Texas Highway 116: The area to her northeast would have been over Fort Hood. Fort Hood is not only a huge base, but it is home to several army specialty units & test projects. I do not know what she saw as this general area has produced a large number of reports, including many that sound credible, but I suspect she witnessed some military activity.
October 3, 2014 · 8:00 PM · CONE
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