Light over Kannapolis, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was omw to work stopped at stoplight. I was fixing to make a lft. turn off Oakwood Ave. onto Winecoff Sch. Rd. I like the Planets so everyday I look E at Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. They are easy to see at this place and time. I rolled down my window and looked out. At about a 30 degree angle up, ESE, I saw what looked like 2 headlights just stationary off in the distance. The light changed and I looked away to turn lft. A second later it would be out my windshield then. The lft. Light faded out and the other went behind tree as I drove. 10 seconds later when I should see it again, it was gone. I was kinda iffy at what I saw and kinda questioned myself. That's until a second event occurred the next Saturday morning at 4:00am 7/23/22 I walked out my basement door with binoculars around my neck and phone in pocket to look at the planets.(I kinda sky watch regularly.) I was walking W by the trees in my front yard so I could see the sky because of the trees. I passed them, turned lft and looked up in the sky. I was surprised to see in the SSE at about a 45 degree angle up the same 2 headlight looking lights were stationary in the sky. I looked at it/them for about 8 seconds. I smiled because it confirmed with me what I saw on 7/15. I thought get a picture. I looked away to grab my cell phone to grab a pic. I looked back up at it with my phone in hand and was trying to get to my camera. I was looking at the lights for a few seconds and they faded out of sight quickly both lights at the same time. I stayed out looking til 5:30 am but saw nothing else. The lights were way bigger and brighter than Jupiter. Idk but it looked like a cars headlights at night coming straight at you at a distance of about a full 1 mile or better size and brightness. Or maybe like 75 to 100 times bigger and brighter than Jupiter which was out then. The light was more of a yellowish color though. Not white like a newer car headlights. The Investigator can call if needed.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170744). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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