Unknown over Bristol, TN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My spouse and I were traveling home, when we looked up and seen an odd object with lights in the sky. The object was not moving. We snapped some pictures and after about 20 minutes it disappeared.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139394). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-03-28 → 2018-04-14
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April 3, 2023 · 9:00 PM · LIGHT
Bristol, TN
I was taking down one of my outside cameras and noticed a very very bright light com from the NW and stop and stay just over the horizon for about 30mins. I still can see it at the moment but the intensity of the light has dwindled down to be just brighter than the moon would be on a full moon but still quite visible. When videoing the light a strange circular wave pattern was emanating around the light. at one point I thought it was protruding lights from it but I am not sure if that was just my eyes playing tricks with me. I filmed other lights as well to see if that was a localized phenomenon or if every light did it. It was the only light I could make give the wave circle pattern. Don’t know what it was. Just thought I’d share. Thank you have a great night.
August 13, 2021 · 10:05 PM · DISK
Bristol, TN
In 2021 Late July or early August approx 10pm I witnessed a glowing Orange-ish Disc hovering silently over our apt complex. It suddenly began to glow brighter, almost red. Something odd is that my video (phone) screen changed to a grey/tv snow- like color as it became brighter. All of a sudden the object flies off over a mountain range at a very high speed. Definitely not a plane, no blinking lights (as well as hovering). It was out of my sight in about 1.5 secs once it took off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u8li7PQNQo
December 24, 2018 · 10:30 PM · LIGHT
Bristol, TN
Saw 7 lights over Bristol, TN. The lights were moving in a formation quickly considering their relative distance. We could not see all of the lights at all times except for the one in the center of the formation which was the brightest and would occasionally leave the formation and then return. The other 6 would be seen moving and flashing. They were not very bright but due to their speed of movement appeared to be relatively close to the atmosphere. This was viewed by myself and one other for an hour even getting out riflescopes to view them at points. We eventually shrugged it off as just a satellite or stars. But satellites don’t fly that close together and they definitely don’t fly in formation.
October 2, 2016 · 7:45 PM · CONE
Bristol, TN
Sighted in moving car. 3 miles from race track (Springfield Acres subdivision). Looked like a fireball at first. Orange ball with an orange ice cream cone tail coming to a point. Out of car it had turned into just a large orange ball moving rapidly North North East. Looked like a jet plane at night except light size was much bigger, at least 5 times bigger, and orange like a camp fire flame. Went behind clouds. At first sight in the car I though it might be a hot air balloon. Out of car I thought it might be a rocket or a jet plane on fire because it was moving so fast. Shrunk quickly in size but not in intensity. No sound. Neighbors weren't out so no one around me had noticed. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
July 30, 2016 · 9:45 PM · SPHERE
Bristol, TN
To Whom It May Concern: When I got home from the Bristol Pirates Game on July 30, 2016, approximately between 9:30 and 10:30 I went to walk my dog and observed a slow moving red orb heading down Volunteer Parkway from BMS toward the Walmart on Volunteer Parkway. It appeared as if it were going to pass over the house which is located behind Walmart. I ran inside the house to get my girlfriend so that she could also see it as it passed over. As I came back outside, I observed it traveling at a high rate of speed, heading southeast, at approximately 150 on a compass and observed it as it became a small dot and went out of sight. I tune into News 5 at 11:00 to see if anyone else had observed it. During your weather segment they showed a time laps from BMS camera that would have had the red orb in view. If you are as curious as I am to what this was, you may be able to pick up footage on that weather camera from July 30, 2016 between 9:30 and 10:30. Best Regards, Bristol, TN Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 26, 2014 · 8:25 PM · LIGHT
Bristol, TN
No other visible lights in sky, no stars or moon. Witnessed at dusk