Unknown over Brighton, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I did not see it, only heard it. There was a loud noise which kept getting louder and shaking the whole house. It seemed to be slowly hovering overhead, not passing by, for a couple of minutes. Then it passed and there was a brief hissing sound like after a jet departs, but this could not have been a jet. It must have been flying very low to produce the sound it made. It also did not sound like a helicopter. It sounded like a huge object flying very low to the ground. I did not go look at it, as I was in bed, but I wish I had.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139137). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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