A Texas couple driving near El Paso report watching a silent, bright light and following it after the object could not be identified, according to February 8, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"We were driving around town in the lower valley area," the reporting witness stated. "I looked up at the sky because I had seen a bright light, then I realized the aircraft was still there. I thought it was a helicopter so we drove closer to the residential area and lowered the windows to see if it made any sound. The craft was hovering silently eerily."
The object then seemed to be moving toward Las Cruces, NM.
"We decided to drive in the direction the craft was going. We noticed one other car who stopped to the side of the road to look at the object. We kept following it but it seemed to be moving fast. We were going around 40 mph. We followed it all through downtown El Paso. It seemed to be flying in between the border of El Paso and Juarez."
The couple could not identify the object.
"My boyfriend is retired military and he strongly believed that it couldn't of been a military craft let alone a helicopter since he had been in various Blackhawks before. We lost sight of the object due to traffic and the fact that it kept going at a steady pace west."
No image or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on Februrary 8, 2012. The incident occurred on January 6, 2012. The above quotes were edited for clarity.
Texas is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a high number of UFO sightings nationally. Texas had 40 reports in January, the 3rd highest reporting state - while California had 90 reports in January 2012 - 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 Texas MUFON State Director Steve Hudgeons investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
TX, January 6, 2012 - Strange air craft hovering in residential area and continuing an aerial path. MUFON Case 35562.
We were driving around town in the lower valley area. I looked up at the sky because i had seen a bright light then i realize the aircraft was still there. I thought it was a helicopter so we drove closer to the residential area and lowered the windows to see if it made any sound. The craft was hover silently eerily. Then proceeded to move west toward Las Cruces, NM. We decided to drive in the direction the craft was going. We noticed 1 other car who stopped to the side of the road to look at the object we kept following it but it seemed to be moving fast we were going around 40 mph. We followed it all through downtown El Paso. It seemed to be flying in between the border of El Paso and Juarez. My boyfriend is retired military and he strongly believed that it couldnt of been a military craft let alone a helicopter since he had been in various black-hawks before. We lost sight of the object due to traffic and the fact that it kept going at a steady pace west.
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