| ID | #1617721847 |
| Added | Tue, 06/04/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
After all these years, I finally have the motivation to submit this report. It happened in the winter of 1998-99, but 10 years later I can't remember the month or the time of the evening. However, I remember this experience well.
I was walking through an agricultural experiment field at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks sometime in the evening (it could have been sometime between 6:00 p.m. and midnight). It was overcast, the height above the cloud layer was from 300 to 600 meters.
When I got to the middle of a snow-covered field, about 1 km by 1 km in size, I saw a group of lights in the southeast heading in my direction. Since Fort Wainwright and Ailson Air Force Base are to the southeast, I assumed they were fighters, bombers, or helicopters.
The lights were arranged in a triangle shape, one in the middle and 3 on each side, 7 in total, and were a brilliant amber-orange. They were moving at a low speed, a maximum of 100 km / h, and flew under the cloud deck. I watched them pass right above me. I could see no wings, no tails, no propellers.
The lights were as bright as a welding torch, but they didn't flicker. The objects were completely silent; not a whisper; while I could hear the flapping of a raven's wings in this field. As these 7 lights in formation continued to move northwest, the 8th at the same speed raised its tail about 1 km behind. All the lights moved as if motionless, but the clouds between them were clearly visible.
I'm sure they weren't planes or helicopters.
Original news
Date: December 15 1998
Location: Fairbanks, AK
Time: 20:00
Summary: After all these years I’ve finally worked up the motivation to submit this report. This happened during the winter of 1998-99, but after 10 years I can’t remember the month or time of evening. I remember the experience vividly, though. I was walking across an agricultural experiment field at the University of Alaska/Fairbanks, sometime in the evening (could have been anywhere between 18:00 and midnight). It was overcast, with a cloud deck of somewhere between 300 and 600 meters. When I reached the middle of the snow-covered field, which was roughly 1 km by 1 km, I could see a formation of lights to my SE headed in my direction. Because Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB are to the SE, I assumed it was a formation of fighters, bombers or helicopters. The lights were in a delta formation, with one in the middle and 3 on each side, for a total of 7, and were a brilliant amber-orange. They were moving at a low rate of speed, 100 km/h at most, and were flying underneath the cloud deck. I watched as they passed directly over me. I could make out no wings, tails or propellers. The lights were brilliant as a welding torch would be, but they did not flicker. The objects were completely silent; not even a whisper; whereas I could hear a raven’s wings flap out in that field. As these 7 lights in formation continued off to the NW, an 8th one brought up the tail at the same speed about 1 km behind. All of the lights were moving as if fixed, but the clouds were clearly visible between them. I am confident these were not airplanes or helicopters.
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
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