Event Location: gastonia, nc, united staes

Date: 3/8/08

Time: 10:30 pm

Duration: 15-25seconds

Weather Conditions: clear night

Abstract: GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA MARCH 08, 2007 A 43 year-old North Carolina man reported strange lights in the skies over Gastonia around 10:30 PM Saturday. The unidentified object had 5-6 distinct lights that were reddish-orange in color. According to reports, the object didn't make any sound. The altitude and distance was difficult to determine, but did appear to be the same altitude as a small aircraft. The witness reports that the object was traveling west to east, or perhaps maybe from northwest to southeast. The eyewitnesses estimated that the craft remained in view for approximately 15-25 seconds as it passed overhead.

The eyewitness reports "I was standing out back, very clear night, saw lights going across the sky, initial thought was an airplane but then realized the light colors were all the same and they were not in the normal formation of airplane lights; about that time I asked my brother-in-law in a puzzling way, 'what kind of plane is that?’ he looked up and saw them at the moment they changed position, up till then they were flying in a steady path, like a plane would across the sky. I ran to the door and hollered for my sister and nephew to come out, then ran back out into the backyard, my b-i-l (brother-in-law) was still watching them. I spotted them but by now they were partially obscured by tall pine trees, they were still sort of swirling around in an easy going manner, had DEFINITELY changed from the original steady and consistent formation they had been crossing the sky in for the first 5-10 seconds. I was observing them when they basically disappeared. My sis and nephew were never able to spot them basically because they weren’t able to get in the position to see them, but my b-i-l definitely did.” This report was submitted to the local Sheriff's Department. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact uforc.com

Name: Mark (Full name on file)

Gender: male

Age: 43

Street Number: (Street address given)

City, State, Zip Code: gastonia, nc 28054

Country: united states

Reported?: yes, gastonia sherriffs department

Previous UFO Experience: none

Additional Witnesses: yes,.. 1

Number of UFOs: 5-6

Shape: lights in sky

Color: reddish orange

Size: no particular shape

Sound: none

Distance: unknown

Altitude: hard to say, but looked about the altitude of normal plane

Direction of Travel: west to east, maybe in a little southerly direction also

Details/Markings: none

UFO:: passive

Did you see any occupants?: no

Photo(s)/Film/Video/Sketch available?: no

C1: Light form only

C12: Passed overhead

C16: Change in motion

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