2005-01-15 - I-10 between Phoenix and Tucson, AZ - Other

Its been 10 years or so ago but here is what happened Traveling from Phoenix to Tucson (eastbound) on I-10 with my wife (I had just picked her up from sky Harbor airport) at approximately 1am, I noticed what I assumed to be a train traveling west towards Phoenix, it was only a bright light at a distance of one or two miles away, at the time I really didn’t pay much attention, (a train traveling to Phoenix on the train tracks is a pretty normal sight) Anyway as I was traveling east it wasn’t long before we past each other, it wasn’t a train, it was a ball of light, at first I thought that it must have been a helicopter.

I looked over my shoulder as the light crossed over the freeway and started coming up behind me, after a short time behind me it came alongside (30 or 40 feet away) and matched my speed, it stayed along side of me for a full mile and then it sped off eastbound and turned around and…..messed with me, playing chicken and such.

Now this went on for a full 5 miles before it just unceremoniously left to the south over the desert, it was at this time I realized that I was in a group of other vehicles, I would guess that there were 5 or six of us all traveling at 15 or 20 mph.

The next morning I got up fully expecting to see a news report from one of the other drivers, apparently nobody said or reported anything.

I don’t know why I’m reporting it now, but it happened just the way I’m telling you. My wife will tell you that there was a strong odor but I don’t recall smelling anything