A South Bend, IN, witness driving west on Cleveland Road reports a "dark, circular or spherical object at least several hundred feet up in the air moving east" at 10:20 a.m. on August 19, 2011, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"The object moved parallel with the road at a steady speed with no erratic motion," the witness stated. "It was definitely not an airplane, helicopter, or a bird. It was also way too small to be a blimp. The motion was too steady and regular for a balloon."
The object seemed to change shape as it moved.
"It could possibly have been a satellite of some sort, but the object seemed to change its shape subtly as I observed it, especially toward the end of the sighting, which lasted about 30 seconds. The object reflected sunlight and appeared metallic."
No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on August 19. 2011. The above quotes were edited for clarity. South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, IN, population 101,168.
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Indiana is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a high number of UFO sightings nationally. Indiana had 39 reports in July 2011 - while California had 54 UFO reports - the highest reporting state in the nation.
You can read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner home page.
The following are the unedited reports filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Indiana MUFON State Director Stewart Hill investigates and reports back on this case, I will publish case updates. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
IN, August 19, 2011 - A dark sphere or circle several hundred feet up moving east. MUFON Case # 31025.
This sighting took place on Friday, August 19th, 2011 at about 10:20am. The weather was sunny and cloudless. The moon was visible in the western sky.
I was driving west on Cleveland Road in South Bend looking up at the moon when I noticed a strange, dark circular or spherical object at least several hundred feet up in the air, moving east. The object moved parallel with the road at a steady speed with no erratic motion. It was definitely not an airplane, helicopter, or a bird. It was also way too small to be a blimp. The motion was too steady and regular for a balloon. It could possibly have been a satellite of some sort, but the object seemed to change its shape subtly as I observed it, especially toward the end of the sighting, which lasted about 30 seconds. The object reflected sunlight and appeared metallic.
I just got off the phone with a guy at the National UFO Reporting Hotline (nuforc.org) and he told me that it could not possibly have been any kind of satellite.
As soon as the object passed from view, I did a sharp U-turn and parked in a nearby driveway, got out of my car, and looked east to try to see the object again, but I couldn't spot it.
I had just been talking to my 4 year old son about the moon and how mysterious it is. Just a minute before the sighting he had craned his head down below his belt to peek out the windshield in order to see the moon. He did not see the ufo.
I was very excited the entire time of the sighting and for about an hour afterward. I knew it had to be something unknown. I'm a student of the UFO literature and have had one previous sighting.
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