Disk over Springfield, OR
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The report, as filed
These sighting's have been going on for some time now, I can't be exact when I first noticed what started out as "strange things". To be honest, after I realized it was not my eyes playing tricks on me I thought perhaps I was losing my mind. That would be easier to explain I think, but I assure anyone who reads my report, I am not crazy nor have I lost my mind. I am however beside my self trying to grasp the reality of what I have been witnessing. When I first noticed something "odd," it was some kind of "something" I didn't know what, that streaked across the sky at a quick as lightning speed, it was by accident that I happened to notice these things and they were so fast if I blinked I would miss it. After some time I then realized the origin of where they were coming from. To the East of my location I have a pretty good view of the mountains a good estimate of the distance from me to there I would say somewhere between 2 to 4 miles, 2 at the least and 4 at the most, this being a straight shot. This is Weyerhaeuser property. When the day light begins to fade and dusk is setting in, just on the ridge of the mountain top there you will notice a illuminating light coming from behind the mountain, if you see the light an watch closely you will notice what looks to be something like an orb, light in color, white/bluish most often, occasionally red shoot straight up in the sky, so fast it almost seems like it was just shot from a sling shot, if you blink you will miss it. As i became more aware of these things and knew what to look for the more i questioned my reality, i am trying to grasp and comprehend what this is that i am seeing. Recently i have noticed some changes in what i knew as routine, also in appearance. Each Orb, as i referred to them as that shot off from over that mountain top came directly over head of my location, gradually made a u turn and shot off into the distance, destination unknown. Then i saw one, closer and reduced speed i noticed after making a u turn the object is not an orb at all, they are disks and from looking underneath it's clear to see it is a disk shape outlined with lights. Now that i know this i can recognize these disks at random in the sky and what i suspect trying to hide their presence behind what i thought were clouds. The "clouds" also illuminate the white lights shaping the discs so although one could easily not notice, one could notice if they knew what to look for. These sightings have been going on for months now, i have been committed to watching, observing, and trying to learn more about these objects. What shocks me and the more i learn the more shocked i get is, I sware on my life and everything i love, even on my only child i am telling the truth when i say there are hundreds of these things, possibly thousands. There are signs of some kind of intelligence from these things might i just add. They are there every day, and every night. I really hope that there is somebody out there that can tell me what these things are exactly, what their purpose is, possible their intentions, something. Tell me i'm wrong, but don't tell me i'm crazy. I can't help feeling frightened at times wondering what is the meaning behind these things? And i can't help but to feel some excitement of the idea. what are they doing here? and what could there possibly be over that mountain top that they are so interested in? Where do they go when they shoot off into the sky? Why are there so many of them? And why the hell has nobody els seen these things? Who do i even tell about what i'm seeing? And would they even believe me? Well that's why i am writing this now, where it goes and what comes of it i can only wait to find out. I will follow up on the situation in soon time for those that are curious, and believe what i am saying. I am telling the truth, i don't care to be ridiculed over something i hesitated and debated even speaking up about. Don't pass judgement until you see for yourself, that's fair enough and all i ask. Source of report indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144671). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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