Oval over Between Orangeburg and Santee, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I’ve been driving trucks for 37 years and I have seen strange things before but never like this. I was traveling east on hwy 301 between Orangeburg and Santee SC when I observed six dull white lights arranged in a circular fashion with two in the middle. It was cloudy and I couldn’t see the object, just the lights. There were no blinking red or green lights. I’m aware that area has Shaw Air Force base and Mcentire Air Force base close by. I first thought it was military as I’ve observed night maneuvers before but all the aircraft had the red and green blinking lights . It was hovering to my south approximately 700-800 feet above the ground. I observed this for approximately 5 minutes when it tilted right to a 45 degree angle and disappeared right before my eyes. It could’ve turned off the lights but that seemed strange and that’s what made me think this thing isn’t military. As I was driving I continued to look south and I never saw it again.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #167695). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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