Size of Object(s): In relative size it was about an inch and a half. Actual size I would have no idea, about the size of the Goodyear blimp because that's what it looked like from the height it was in the sky.
Distance to Object(s): Just above tree level, about 1-2 miles in front of me

Appearance / Description of Object(s)
It was rounded on the top with a flat bottom (almost resembling a blimp). The entire object was glowing and it was so bright it was hard to tell the exact shape of the object. The light was almost white in color and there was a flashing red light in the dead center of the bottom of the object.

Description of Area / Surroundings
At first, downtown urban setting. Along the Detroit River. It ended up in a residential/commercial area with no special features.

Full Description & Details
Approximatley 10:35 PM my mother, sister and I left the Joe Louis Arena parking garage in downtown Detroit and headed south on Fort Street towards the "downriver" area. We spotted an object over the Detroit River that resembled a blimp but it was glowing with a bright light and was keeping the same pace as us (about 45 MPH). We continued down Fort street keeping sight of the object for about 20 minutes. We lost sight of the object for about 10 minutes while stopped at my parents house. When I got back on the road and headed towards my house I spotted the object above me in the area of Dix and Northline. The object was glowing with a bright almost white light and a small blinking red light was in the bottom center of the object. It was rounded on top and flat on the bottom. It was moving at a pretty fast speed. It continued to move around in this area for another half hour before I lost sight of it. There was a man in the car next to me who was looking up at it also so I am certain other people saw it. I tried to take a picture with my digital camera but because it was so dark they didn't come out very well. I checked around with people the next couple days but no one else saw anything but the roads were pretty light with traffic being 11 at night on a Wednesday. However, a few days later a co-worker said she saw a report on channel 4 news that a man reported strange activity in the sky on Wednesday the 16th. This would have been the Thurday the 17th 11 pm news. I could not find any reports on their website and came across this website by searching Google for UFO sightings in Detroit.

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?
It was definitaly not a natural object. I highly doubt it was a blimp due to the bright light and speed of the object. I would think a satellite would have been higher but I have never seen a weather balloon so I have no explanation for the strange object.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting
I really never thought much about UFO sightings until now. I wish I could find an explanation for this but I'm glad I came across this website and found other proof that someone else saw the object.

Reported Sighting? No
Location: Southgate, Michigan, USA
Age: 24