A Virginia witness unloading groceries at home reports observing four hovering objects under 250 feet and 20 to 30 feet apart that would merge into one object and pull apart again, according to January 5, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
On first observation there were three objects.
"I look into the sky and noticed what appeared to be a small group of three, circular cloud or misty-like objects hovering about 150 to 250 feet in the air at about a 60 degree elevation," the witness stated. "It appeared a bit unusual at first and I was about to continue unloading items when a fourth object appeared moving in a zigzag pattern leaving a bright orange trail behind it until it moved into close proximity of the other three objects."
The witness described their activity.
"They hovered for about one minute and then began rotating in a clockwise direction at about 20 to 30 feet apart at equal distance from each other. I would not have paid much attention had I not noticed the fourth object arrive. I watched them rotate in a circular pattern and then merge into one object, which appeared to spin, then break up into four objects again and repeated the process over again."
The witness decided to walk toward the objects.
"I walked toward the objects and they huddled together and moved away. The closer I got to them, the more they moved away. I was amazed and curious."
The witness did not see any neighbors outside during the event and then went inside to alert a son who was home at the time.
"He proceeds outside and I said, 'Observe this and see what happens when I approach them.' He watched and his exact words were, 'That is really creepy.' This continued for about 30 minutes from when I first noticed them. They continued as we went inside as the temperature was 45 degrees outside."
The son simply said that he thought the objects were UFOs.
"I have worked on submarines, aircraft carriers, airplanes and helicopters, and I don't know what they were, but I have never seen anything like what we had seen. It started to rain about 15 minute after entering the house. I went back outside to check on them and they were gone. I had made an attempt to photograph them with my cell phone, but having a lower grade cell phone the attempt to photograph them was not successful."
No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on January 5, 2012. The events occurred on December 19, 2011. No town name was mentioned in the public portion of the report. The above quotes were edited for clarity.
Virginia is a current UFO ALERT 5 rating, with a low number of UFO sightings nationally. Virginia had 10 reports in December, the 18th highest reporting state - while California had 63 reports in December 2011 - 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 is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Virginia MUFON State Director Susan Swiatek investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
VA, December 19, 2011 - 4 hovering objects rotating in a circle merging into one object separating and repeating the same process over and over. process. MUFON Case 34619.
I had returned home on Dec.19,2011 at 19:30 hrs est. and started unloading a few groceries into my garage.In the process of doing that I look into the sky and noticed what appeared to be a small group of three circular cloud or misty like objects hovering about 150 to 250 feet in the air at about a 60 degree elavation.It appeared a bit unusaul at first and I was about to continue unloading items when a fourth object appeared moving in a zig zag pattern leaving a bright orange trail behind it until it moved into close proximity of the other three objects.They hovered for about one minute and then began rotating in a clockwise direction at about 20 to 30 feet apart at equal distance from each other.I would not have paid much attention had I not noticed the fourth object arrive.I watch them rotate in a circular pattern and the merge into one object which appeared to spin then break up into four object again and repeat the process over again. I tried to determine what it was and looked around to see if anything could be causing it. I was convinced it was nothing like search light or anything else that was making what I was witnessing. I walked toward the oject and they huddled together and moved away. The closer I got to them the more they moved away I was amazed and curious. I looked around to see if I could find a neighbor to confirm what was happening and no one appeared to be home so I proceeded to my house to awaken my son to witness this event. He proceeds outside and I said observe this and see what happens when I approach them . He watched and his exact words were that is really creepy. This continued for about 30 minutes from when I first noticed them. They continued as we went inside as tempeture was 45 degrees outside.Intering into the house he said they were UFO 's I said ,I have work on submarines,aircraft carriers,airplanes and heliocopters and I don't know what they were but I have never seeen anything like what we had seen. It started to rain about 15 minute after intering the house I went back outside to check on them and they were gone.I had made an attemt to photogragh them with my cell phone but having a lower grade cell phone the attempt photogragh them was not successful.
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