Daylight sighting of disc shaped object performing impossible maneuvers
I was driving south on I-71 traveling from Cleveland to Columbus, OH. The sky was sunny and clear. I looked to my left and there was an object that appeared to be an airplane, but it was pointed downward at about 120 degree angle. I was concerned because I did not know of an airstrip nearby and the angle looked too severe to be anything but landing. As I watched, I noticed that it was not descending, but rather flying in a straight direction roughly parallel to me, maintaining a consistent distance from the tree line below it. At that point, my phone rang and I answered it. After a minute or so I looked over to see where the object had gone and did not see it immediately. As I scanned the area I saw a dark dot on the horizon and in the matter of a couple of seconds the "dot" grew into the object, as if it had been a great distance away and then shot back to my location. It then began to travel parallel to me again at the same unusual angle. At this time the object seemed to flutter and I was able to briefly see that it was disc shaped, no wings, with a smaller, raised, flat area on top. I could not tell if this part was also disc shaped, but it definitely was not dome shaped. Throughout the sighting It seemed like the object was slightly blurry despite the fact that the surrounding area was perfectly clear. The color was dark and metallic looking. I continued to view it for about a minute until the terrain began to get a little hilly and I lost it behind the tree line. At no time did I hear any noise. The distance was difficult to guage, but the trees looked to be about .5 miles away. It appeared to be about the size of a cessna aircraft. There were no other aircraft spotted at the time. I am a 42 y.o. behavior specialist with a master's degreee in counseling from the U of Dayton. I have been through FBI profiler training and believe I am a fairly astute observer, and I make my living by being a keen observer and using critical thinking, but this was weird.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD))
I was driving south on I-71 traveling from Cleveland to Columbus, OH. The sky was sunny and clear. I looked to my left and there was an object that appeared to be an airplane, but it was pointed downward at about 120 degree angle. I was concerned because I did not know of an airstrip nearby and the angle looked too severe to be anything but landing. As I watched, I noticed that it was not descending, but rather flying in a straight direction roughly parallel to me, maintaining a consistent distance from the tree line below it. At that point, my phone rang and I answered it. After a minute or so I looked over to see where the object had gone and did not see it immediately. As I scanned the area I saw a dark dot on the horizon and in the matter of a couple of seconds the "dot" grew into the object, as if it had been a great distance away and then shot back to my location. It then began to travel parallel to me again at the same unusual angle. At this time the object seemed to flutter and I was able to briefly see that it was disc shaped, no wings, with a smaller, raised, flat area on top. I could not tell if this part was also disc shaped, but it definitely was not dome shaped. Throughout the sighting It seemed like the object was slightly blurry despite the fact that the surrounding area was perfectly clear. The color was dark and metallic looking. I continued to view it for about a minute until the terrain began to get a little hilly and I lost it behind the tree line. At no time did I hear any noise. The distance was difficult to guage, but the trees looked to be about .5 miles away. It appeared to be about the size of a cessna aircraft. There were no other aircraft spotted at the time. I am a 42 y.o. behavior specialist with a master's degreee in counseling from the U of Dayton. I have been through FBI profiler training and believe I am a fairly astute observer, and I make my living by being a keen observer and using critical thinking, but this was weird.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD))
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Morrow County
USA
2-3 min
2-3 min
disk
OH
Occurred : 11/16/2006 17:00 (Entered as : 11/16/06 17:00) Reported: 8/10/2007 1:03:51 PM 13:03 Posted: 8/14/2007 Location: Morrow County, OH Shape: Disk Duration: 2-3 min Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object
Daylight sighting of disc shaped object performing impossible maneuvers