1978-09-01 - Greenfield, IN - Light

Three lights in the shape of a triangle.

I was looking at this web sight for the first time and saw an event entered 5/1/2005 that must be the same event that I experienced. The writer dated the event 5/12/1980 but said he wasn't sure. I think the event was approximately September of 1978 or 1979. I was 16 or 17 and driving home from work on interstate 70. I was headed east from Indianapolis to Greenfield.

I would say somewhere between the Mt. Comfort Rd. exit and the Greenfield exit, I saw 3 lights in a triangular shape. The lights were primarily white but I do remember some occasional red and blue. It would have been around 9:15 based on where I was on my trip home. The lights moved in relation to each other and formed different sizes of the same triangle. I exited interstate 70 at Greenfield and turned north on highway 9. I then went approximately 1 mile until I reached 300 north and turned west. (I was still headed home) Very shortly after I turned onto 300 north, I could see something above me. I have always described it as a "density". It was too close above me to make out a shape. When I looked up, it was big enough that I couldn't see sky on any side of the object. I have also always said it was probably bigger that two 2 story houses. I have also said it would be like standing under a large passenger jet, that is on the ground, and looking up. You could just see the underneath. I couldn't see the lights at that time and I could not make out the color of the object, just that there was something above me. There was no sound. I am guessing this lasted for just a few seconds until I drove past it. I went home and made it by my normal time which was approximately 9:30. I told my parents and they could tell I was visibly excited. The next morning, I was sitting in my high school home room and they came over the intercom and said the National Enquirer was in the office and wanted to interview anyone having seen a UFO. I did not go because I was too embarrassed to get up in front of the home room. I do not know if anybody went. That evening, the Greenfield Daily Reporter ran a front page article. In that article, it reported finding markings in a field. These markings were found somewhere on the opposite side of highway 9 than I had turned. I turned to the west of 9 and these were found on the east of 9 and at about the same area as 300 north. I feel it must have been headed east when I saw it. I match my dates due to where I was working. I really felt it was in the fall because of feeling new in the home room class. I did go back to the Hancock County Library a couple of years ago and tried to find the paper. I was unable to find any article, but I did concentrate on the fall only. I will make an attempt to go back soon and start checking all of 1978 and 1979. I will also check to make sure that all of the papers are there.


((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD))