Appearance / Description of Object(s)

The object was a black square. Perfectly black and perfectly square. There was no reflectivity. There was no noise associated with the object. It's dimensions and proportions remained consistent as it ascended out of view. There was no surface details, appendages, textures, or features. There was no tether attached or assembly connected to the object. It was simply a black square.

Size of Object(s)

There was no frame of reference to guage the relative distance or size of the object. From my vantage point, it appeared to be roughly the size of one quarter of a thumbnail if you extend your arm straight out in front of you. The size decreased as it ascended.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

There was no frame of reference for the distance or altitude

Description of Area / Surroundings

Urban area, apartment complex. Object *appeared* to be directly above Interstate 65 which runs north and south through Louisville Kentucky. There were telephone lines running directly above us, but the object was well beyond these as it ascended into a cloud bank.. Entire area is heavilty urban.

Full Description & Details

I was visiting two friends that I have known over 20 years for a cookout on memorial day weekend. We typically get together Sunday because that is the only day each of us has off from work.

My friends live in an apartment complex in Clarksville Indiana just north of Louisville Kentucky across the Ohio River.

It was a very typical day, there was an approaching storm from our west, and the sky to the east /southeast was partly cloudy. Where the sky was visible it was brilliant and clear.

We were standing in the patio area as my friend was grilling , when for no particular reason I looked up and noticed an object lazily ascending what appeared to be straight up along a single vector with little deviation.

I called the object to the attention of my friends and we watched it 40 seconds roughly unable to say exactly what it was, so I suggested that my friend go get his binoculars.

Still in plain view the object continued upward at a very slow pace.

My friend returned and we each viewed it through the binoculars which only served to increase our uncertainty for what it was we were viewing. To the naked eye it was clearly unusual but through the binoculars it was quite apparent the object was something that should not have been in the sky.

The object was in view long enough for a detailed discussion while we were viewing it, and each of us agreed on what we saw completely. My friend to the right of me even pinched me.

The object ultimately ascended out of view behind a cloudbank . Prior to dissapearing completely beyond the clouds the object could intermittently be viewed as the clouds dissipated and thinned implying it was a solid object with mass and not energy or light.

The experience left me mystified and disturbed. I called 911 in the excitement of the moment, and later Louisville International airport and spoke with the radar operator who claimed nothing unusual on the radar.

I consider myself a rational, logical, informed individual. I am not prone to flights of fancy, delusion, overreaction, or exaggeration, ad Im not easily rattled or shaken.

I witnessed something that defied my experiences and education.

I have a moderate knowledge of astronomy, meteorology, physics, atmospheric phenomenon , and military aircraft designs.

The object I witnessed defied conventional explanation and did not conform to my level of understanding within any of the above fields of study.

The most confounding thing to me is NOT knowing. Because I'm the type of person that has to understand something to rationalize it.

In closing, seeing these types of things on TV or reading about them over the years is quite a different thing from actually seeing something inexplicable.

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

The object was in clear view long enough that even during the sighting my friends and I went through a gambit of things it most certainly was NOT. I have not been able to come up with a rational explanation that suits me to explain what I saw. The aerodynamics of the object were not consistent with the principles of flight. Squares that do not make sound are not supposed to be in the sky. There was no reflectivity which suggests unless it was painted, a non metallic surface. I spoke with a physics friend of mine that informed me of a phenomenon that can occur under certain conditions near power lines where a parcel of air refracts light and can create an effect similar to what I observed but this potential explanation doesnt satisfy me or replicate the object exactly. The object was solid and had mass and area. It was not energy, or light refractivity. It's vector of acension altered slightly as it moved away.

Witness Background

BA in Psychology currently working for the Census Bureau

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

I have always believe in UFOs and read about them over the years extensively. I had always wanted to see a UFO . After the sighting, I am ambivalent, I honestly wish I had not seen it, as Im beginning to understand the stigma associated with observing one and subseqently telling people about it.

Other Comments

I actually wish a more conventional and rational explanation would surface for what the object is, I would gladly stand humbled and informed because the uncertainty is what disturbs me the most. What I saw wasnt supposed to bethere and in broad daylight for all to see.

Even within the UFO phenomenon , based on my knowledge of it, square objects are rare in favor of the more standard and common saucer or triangle configurations.

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