Size of Object(s)

pick-up truck size

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

75 ft.

Shape of Object(s)

egg-shaped

Color of Object(s):

brushed steel with multi-colored lights

Full Description & Details

There was party at my friend's parents house and several of the neighborhood children were atteding the party. We, the children, decided to have a sky-watch because were obsessed with the X-Files like everyone else in the US in the mid-ninetees. We were fully not expecting to see anything. It was just something to do to pass the time in quiet suburbia. Just after sunset we spotted several airplanes and nothing eventful, but we did see a spot of light in the sky that we had noticed before sunset and it hadn't moved. It didn't look like a star and it hadn't moved at all so it wasn't an airplane. We decided to just keep an eye on it periodically. After watching it for about an hour on and off it was close enough for us to see that it was probably an airlplane because we could see lights flashing on it like on a plane from a distance. So, we just ignored for a while. I don't remember who, but one of us noticed a little later that the object was very very close and was coming closer so we stopped what we were doing and sat in the backyard to watch it. The backyard is up on a hill and one can see about 10 miles into the distance until the Apalachian Mountains get in the way. (I think those are the mountains). Well, the UFO eventually flew right next to the house in this yard. There is a small treeline that it flew above. It was about 75 feet from us. It resembled the shape of an egg and had the look of brushed steel. it had multicolored lights that flashed in no particular order around the middle of the UFO. It was about the size of a pick-up truck. The description sounds ver cliche, but so far I haven't been able to find any pictures that are similar to what we saw. I was only about 11 so I was scared to death and ran inside with my friend who was also the same age. We each went our separated ways and sat with our parents. Only the kids were outside. The Adults were in the house. All the other kids, all boys, who were outside were several years older than my friend and I and were thus much bolder and ran after the ship. They returned about 20 minutes later. We all went down into the basement in silence. We didn't talk about it, we just went back to playing like nothing had happened. No matter what my friend and I asked or pleaded, the older boys just said, basically, "Forget it." We did not discuss the event for several years. About two years ago, the neighborhood kids had a little reunion because many had gone off to college or moved and we were trying to keep in touch. I mentioned something about the sighting to my friend, who had run inside with me at the sighting, just becuase I wanted to make sure it wasn't a dream or anything. His face went white and he said, "Oh my God, it wasn't a dream." We then comiserated and our stories matched up. Excitedly, we ran out to our other friends and began to ask then about the UFO and see if they remembered. None of them did. So basically, those that ran after the UFO don't remember ever seeing it, and my friend and I, who ran inside, do remember it. This is my story, you can believe me or not, but this is what happened. I have nothing to gain by telling you this story, so I thought, why not. I like you site very much.

Witness Background

I am a college student at the University of Southern California studying anthropology and musical theatre.

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