It was mid -1974 or 1975 , heading west after sunset ( it was dark) , I came up a slight rise & noticed a peculiar steady light quite low ahead of me.
So, I flicked my vehicle lights at the object , it immediately & quickly changed its direction and came right toward my vehicle , at which time I immediately pulled over, watched the cigar shaped unit slowly hover just a little above the treetops just slightly north of where we stopped, as if it were looking down & checking us out .
I was out of the vehicle & I remember what was like 4 spotlights , 1 front, 1 on the back & 2 off the side. It hovered for a short while & then slowly glided east parallel to the road we were on & then crossed over the highway south & dropped westward down into the Mohawk Valley. I remember at least 2 other cars being stopped, however I never spoke w/ anyone, nor did I ever report incident.
The weirdest thing was there was no sound emitting from this aircraft !!
Incident occurred east of the village of Herkimer , N.Y. on State Hwy 5, approximately ½ mile east of the East Herkimer community and slightly east of what is known as Little Falls St. Mary’s cemetary.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD))
So, I flicked my vehicle lights at the object , it immediately & quickly changed its direction and came right toward my vehicle , at which time I immediately pulled over, watched the cigar shaped unit slowly hover just a little above the treetops just slightly north of where we stopped, as if it were looking down & checking us out .
I was out of the vehicle & I remember what was like 4 spotlights , 1 front, 1 on the back & 2 off the side. It hovered for a short while & then slowly glided east parallel to the road we were on & then crossed over the highway south & dropped westward down into the Mohawk Valley. I remember at least 2 other cars being stopped, however I never spoke w/ anyone, nor did I ever report incident.
The weirdest thing was there was no sound emitting from this aircraft !!
Incident occurred east of the village of Herkimer , N.Y. on State Hwy 5, approximately ½ mile east of the East Herkimer community and slightly east of what is known as Little Falls St. Mary’s cemetary.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD))
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Herkimer
USA
1-2 minutes
1-2 minutes
43.03
-74.98
cigar
NY
Occurred : 6/30/1974 21:00 (Entered as : 1974 ??? 21:00) Reported: 3/23/2011 11:20:05 AM 11:20 Posted: 3/23/2011 Location: Herkimer, NY Shape: Cigar Duration: 1-2 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
It was mid -1974 or 1975 , heading west after sunset ( it was dark) , I came up a slight rise & noticed a peculiar steady light quite