Appearance / Description of Object(s)

The object appeared as a single point of light in the sky...like a large star or satellite. Due to it's high altitude, no distinct features could be seen.

Size of Object(s)

Using the appearence of commercial aircraft at 30,00 feet as a reference, I would estimate the object to be perhaps slightly smaller in overall size than a Boeing 737. I could cover it with my fingertip.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

I estimate the altitude to have been at least 30,000 feet.

Description of Area / Surroundings

A semi-rural area on the western edge of the city. A residential area, with only a few street lights and very little traffic. There are no military bases or special sites in the area.

Full Description & Details

On a cold winter evening in February, somewhere between 7:00 and 9:00, I stepped outside of my parents home to smoke cigarette. While standing on the front porch, I was looking at the sky. It was a cloudless night, and the stars were clearly visible since there was very little artificial light in this area. I noticed what appeared to be a satellite moving in the sky moving from the southwest in a northeasterly direction. It appeared as a moving star in the sky, without any features such as shape or materials that were discernible. It appeared to be at a very high altitude as well. Suddenly, the object stopped, and began a series of manuvers involving almost instantaneous direction changes, and high speeds. These manuevers continued for perhaps 30 seconds. Finally, the object began moving in a straight line in an easterly direction, and clearly accelerated from a motionless state to a tremendous velocity before disappearing from site. From my point of reference. the object covered a 90 degree arc in less than 2 seconds. While the event was taking place, I was careful to note the time, circumstances, and whether or not there were other witnesses.

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

I'm an ex-military police officer, and I'm familiar with the performance characteristics of military aircraft, including the SR-71 and other high performance aircraft. This object displayed capabilities beyond anything I have ever seen. Indeed, the rapid direction changes at the speeds I observed the craft to make, would have probably killed a man.

Witness Background

I'm currently a visiting professor at Dongbei University of Finance and Economics in Dalian, China. My degrees are in business. My experience include 20 years of management and business ownership, a brief stint in law-enforcement and 6 years in the US Army.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

This was the second time that I saw UFO's. So the arguments about whether or not they exist is a moot point for me. I was interested in learning about the phenomena, and did a lot of reading on the subject..but came away with more questions than answers. I still take a look at the literature or surf the net for information from time to time, but it is by no means a priority in my life.

Other Comments

The Drake Equation works on a probability that doesn't take into account the statistical values of the data available in terms of trace evidence, reliable witness episodes, and probabilities of truth derived from quantity and consistency of such evidence. I'm no expert mathematician, but I do have a working knowledge of statistics. It seems to me that these variables need to get worked into any quantitative analysis regarding the probabilities of life in the universe.For sure, having seen what I have seen has removed all doubt...and its disappointing to see the scientific community working form only one direction in their approach to the problem. The comments made about "no clear evidence for visitations by aliens,etc" is very unfortunate. Where are the scientific and statistical studies of the many sightings and witness statements? The probabilities that all of these people are either deceivers or the victims of misperceptions of events are, I'm confident, close to zero.

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