Five-Sided Craft Spotted in Charlottesville
I was walking my dog at approximately 8:30PM when I looked up to check out the stars. Almost directly above me there was some type of aircraft. From almost directly underneath, it had five rounded sides, with a light at each of the five points. It was a bit like a pentagon, but rounded enough to say that it was round - with five distinct edges. The lights were yellowish in color and not very bright. The craft was low to the ground compared to the air traffic that we typically see in our area. There were intermittent clouds in the area, and the craft was moving slowly. It was moving in pretty much a straight line to the east/northeast. There was a large cloud in it's flight path, and as it disappeared behind the cloud, I stood there to watch it come out the other side. Given it's speed and the size of the cloud, I expected to see it come out the other side relatively quickly. When it did not, I looked around, and saw the craft now moving in a south/southeast direction, looking like it made a 90 degree turn when it was hidden by the cloud. I could not make out the color of the craft since it was night, but the lights were yellowish and they lit the craft enough to make the five sides clearly visible. I am a professional and student in the town of Charlottesville in my late 20's. I've never seen anything like this before, and was not under the influence of any substances - it was a fascinating experience, and I hope I see it again sometime soon to get a better look!
I was walking my dog at approximately 8:30PM when I looked up to check out the stars. Almost directly above me there was some type of aircraft. From almost directly underneath, it had five rounded sides, with a light at each of the five points. It was a bit like a pentagon, but rounded enough to say that it was round - with five distinct edges. The lights were yellowish in color and not very bright. The craft was low to the ground compared to the air traffic that we typically see in our area. There were intermittent clouds in the area, and the craft was moving slowly. It was moving in pretty much a straight line to the east/northeast. There was a large cloud in it's flight path, and as it disappeared behind the cloud, I stood there to watch it come out the other side. Given it's speed and the size of the cloud, I expected to see it come out the other side relatively quickly. When it did not, I looked around, and saw the craft now moving in a south/southeast direction, looking like it made a 90 degree turn when it was hidden by the cloud. I could not make out the color of the craft since it was night, but the lights were yellowish and they lit the craft enough to make the five sides clearly visible. I am a professional and student in the town of Charlottesville in my late 20's. I've never seen anything like this before, and was not under the influence of any substances - it was a fascinating experience, and I hope I see it again sometime soon to get a better look!
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Charlottesville
USA
3 minutes
3 minutes
38.06
-78.49
other
VA
Occurred : 4/4/2001 20:30 (Entered as : 4/4/01 20:30) Reported: 4/6/2001 14:03 Posted: 4/28/2001 Location: Charlottesville, VA Shape: Other Duration: 3 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Five-Sided Craft Spotted in Charlottesville