Purple lights on a low- and slow-flying, hissing object.
A low-flying object flew over the road I was walking down. It made a soft hissing sound which is what made me look up. I could see some purple lights on the underside (only 2 or 3 but my view was obstructed by trees on the sides of the road). It was a very dark night so I had a hard time discerning size and height but I estimated it was about 50-60 feet up and 80 feet across or more. It was moving at only 5-10 mph. The purple lights were a dark color and not terribly bright. I saw no other color lights on the object (ie, no normal white/red/green aircraft lighting). (It was not a hot-air balloon, I know what they sound like, plus I would have seen it glowing in the darkness). I didn't feel anything (breeze, warmth, static, etc) from the object. I ran up to the intersection and crossed the street to try to see it after it passed over the trees, but I was unable to see it. I was in college at the time and had not been drinking.
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A low-flying object flew over the road I was walking down. It made a soft hissing sound which is what made me look up. I could see some purple lights on the underside (only 2 or 3 but my view was obstructed by trees on the sides of the road). It was a very dark night so I had a hard time discerning size and height but I estimated it was about 50-60 feet up and 80 feet across or more. It was moving at only 5-10 mph. The purple lights were a dark color and not terribly bright. I saw no other color lights on the object (ie, no normal white/red/green aircraft lighting). (It was not a hot-air balloon, I know what they sound like, plus I would have seen it glowing in the darkness). I didn't feel anything (breeze, warmth, static, etc) from the object. I ran up to the intersection and crossed the street to try to see it after it passed over the trees, but I was unable to see it. I was in college at the time and had not been drinking.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD))
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Troy
USA
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10 seconds
42.77
-73.67
light
NY
Occurred : 11/1/1978 20:00 (Entered as : 11/01/1978 20:00) Reported: 8/22/2005 1:18:04 PM 13:18 Posted: 9/2/2005 Location: Troy, NY Shape: Light Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object made a sound
Purple lights on a low- and slow-flying, hissing object.