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UFO. United States

ID #1599045308
Added Wed, 02/09/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
1969 21:00
Location: 
Париж, TN
United States

We were the only car on the long stretch of country road between Paris and Mackenzie, Tennessee. It was Sunday night, and my roommate and I were on our way back to College. We talked and listened to the radio. Suddenly we saw streaks of light coming from the top of our windshield. There was no noise. We couldn't see the light source from inside the car.

There were no other cars in either direction. We stopped the car on the road and got out.

Right above our car was a circular disk with Windows. It had a raised "cockpit" dome in the center of the upper half. It hovered and spun effortlessly about 200 feet (60.9 m) above us. It made a low, humming sound. The sparks of light stopped. Lights flickered around the edges of the object.

We watched for about two minutes as the object remained directly above us and our car. 

Suddenly, the object went from a stationary state to an amazing speed in 1-2 seconds. It was several miles away and made a 90-degree turn to the East without any loss of speed. 

My roommate and I got back in the car to finish the journey We were speechless for about 10 minutes.

That night, the 10 o'clock news reported that identical sightings of the same object were found in six different States.  

Original news

Drawing of the object by the witness.

We were the only car on a long stretch of rural highway between Paris and McKenzie, Tennessee. It was a Sunday night and my roommate and I were returning to college. We were talking and listening to the radio. Suddenly, we saw streaks of light coming from the top of our windshield. There was no noise. From inside the car, we could not see the source of the light.

There were no other cars coming in either direction. We stopped the car on the road and got out. Directly above our car was a round disc-like object with windows. It had a raised dome “cock’pit” in the center of the top half. It was hovering and spinning effortlessly about 200 feet directly above us. It made a quiet whirring noise. The sparks of light had stopped. There were lights flashing on and off around the edges of the object.

We watched for approximately two minutes as the object stayed right above us and our car. Suddently, the object went from standing still to a startling speed in 1 or 2 seconds. It was several miles away and made a 90 degree turn to the east without ANY loss of speed. My roommate and I got back in our car to finish our journey to school. We were speechless for about 10 minutes. That night on the 10 o’clock news, it was reported that there were identical sightings of the same object in six different states.  

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Date: 1969
Location: Paris, Tennessee, United States

The witness was driving back to college with his roommate. Theirs was the only car on a long stretch of rural highway between Paris and McKenzie, Tennessee. Suddenly, they saw streaks of light coming from the top of their windshield; they stopped the car on the road and got out. Directly above their car was a round disc-like object with windows. It had a raised dome "cockpit" in the center of the top half. It was hovering and spinning effortlessly about 200 feet directly above them.

Drawing of the object by the witness.

Source: UFOEvidence.org

Summary: "I was driving back to college with my roommate. It was a clear, dark, starry night. We suddenly saw a long streak of light coming down from the top of the windshield. The sparks of light looked similar to holding a piece of metal to a grinding wheel."

Date Reported: 7/16/2006 4:03:04 PM

Sighting Time: 9:00 pm
Day/Night: Nighttime
No. of Witnesses: 2
Duration: 2-3 minutes

Appearance/Description of Object(s)

"The object was round, silverish, and had slowly blinking green/blue lights around the perimeter. The bottom was relatively flat. the top sloped up to a "dome-like cockpit" with windows. The object made a whirring noise similar to a quieter turbine engine."

Size of Object(s)

"If I framed the object between my left and right hands, my hands would be about 3 feet apart."

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

"I estimate that the object was 150-200 feet in the air directly above me."

Description of Area/Surroundings

It was a flat, isolated stretch of rural Tennessee highway. The area was primary soybean and cotton fields. There were no other cars in either direction.

Full Description & Details

"We were the only car on a long stretch of rural highway between Paris and McKenzie, Tennessee. It was a Sunday night and my roommate and I were returning to college. We were talking and listening to the radio. Suddenly, we saw streaks of light coming from the top of our windshield. There was no noise. From inside the car, we could not see the source of the light."

"There were no other cars coming in either direction. We stopped the car on the road and got out. Directly above our car was a round disc-like object with windows. It had a raised dome "cockpit" in the center of the top half. It was hovering and spinning effortlessly about 200 feet directly above us. It made a quiet whirring noise. The sparks of light had stopped. There were lights flashing on and off around the edges of the object."

"We watched for approximately two minutes as the object stayed right above us and our car. Suddently, the object went from standing still to a startling speed in 1 or 2 seconds. It was several miles away and made a 90-degree turn to the east without ANY loss of speed. My roommate and I got back in our car to finish our journey to school. We were speechless for about 10 minutes. That night on the 10 o'clock news, it was reported that there were identical sightings of the same object in six different states."

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

"No. The closeness of the object made it very easy to see. The most startling thing was the extreme speed it reached within 1-2 seconds and the 90 degree turn it made without any loss of velocity."

Witness Background

"I am the CEO of four companies, post-graduate education, married and the father of four children."

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

"Since a child, I was always interested in science fiction comic books and movies. I was always very open minded to the possibility of UFO and alien existence. After the sighting, I was even more convinced."

Other Comments

"The closeness of the experience erased any and all doubt in mind.......this was definitely a UFO........and NOT a conventional (then or now) aircraft."

Reported Sighting? No
Location: Florida, USA
Age: 58

 

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