Was standing in the driveway looked up and to the right noticed a red strobing light flashing from left to right. Looked like three red lights tightly formed in the front of object then a red light flashing from top to bottom. Object was incoming to my location, then stopped and hovered for several minutes.
Took out cellphone and began recording object for over 40min. Took still photos as well. Object then proceeded to move off away from my vicinity but stopped to hover again. I walked up the road to get a clearer view away from the tree lin and the object proceeded to loiter around the area for a long time. It would move left to right then come closer to me never getting as close as I would have liked.
All lights on this object were red and moved in irregular patterns sometimes the horizontal lights would go then the vertical would flash. I do not believe this object was a standard aircraft as it made no sound. And I do not believe it was a drone because of ! lengh of time of observation and battery kimitations on drone vehicles. I went to retrieve a neighbor to witness as well but on returning the object had left. I had a similar sighting about 8 years ago from much further away in the early am and on that occasion 2 F-16's gave chase.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
Took out cellphone and began recording object for over 40min. Took still photos as well. Object then proceeded to move off away from my vicinity but stopped to hover again. I walked up the road to get a clearer view away from the tree lin and the object proceeded to loiter around the area for a long time. It would move left to right then come closer to me never getting as close as I would have liked.
All lights on this object were red and moved in irregular patterns sometimes the horizontal lights would go then the vertical would flash. I do not believe this object was a standard aircraft as it made no sound. And I do not believe it was a drone because of ! lengh of time of observation and battery kimitations on drone vehicles. I went to retrieve a neighbor to witness as well but on returning the object had left. I had a similar sighting about 8 years ago from much further away in the early am and on that occasion 2 F-16's gave chase.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
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Salem
USA
40 minutes
40 minutes
37.29
-80.07
disk
VA
Occurred : 9/26/2017 20:45 (Entered as : 9/26/2017 20:45) Reported: 9/26/2017 9:04:42 PM 21:04 Posted: 9/28/2017 Location: Salem, VA Shape: Disk Duration: 40 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Was standing in the driveway looked up and to the right noticed a red strobing light flashing from left to right. ((anonymous report))