A Charleston, WV, driver joined others along a secondary road on August 22, 2010, just after 9:30 p.m. when a bright red or orange object with "shimmering" edges appeared in the sky larger than a star or planet, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"All of a sudden the outer lights disappeared," the witness stated.
"There was a single reddish to orange light left, and it went straight up into the sky quickly until the light got smaller and smaller, then finally disappeared completely!"
The witness - armed with an iphone - took a photo of the object that he says appears to be triangle in shape. The witness believes that others must have seen the same thing and hopes to hear of additional reports.
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 man made. If West Virginia MUFON State Director John Ventre investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
WV, August 22, 2010 - Observed a bright Shimmering object above me after turning on a side road. MUFON Case # 25161.
I was leaving my local supermarket and heading home. It was around 9:30 pm. After about a mile on a freeway I turned off onto a secondary road. taking a right and then an immediate left. As I turned right I saw a car in front of me going very slow.
I then saw an object in the sky straight ahead of me. I appeared very bright red in color or orangish in the center and shimmering around the edges. I thought it might be a bright star or planet at first. It was bigger than either and it was closer and brighter.
Im guessing it was around 10,000 feet. Big though!
I pulled off of the side of the road and pulled out my Iphone. I took a couple of pictures however I was in a panic and could not get a zoom in the shot. While taking 2 pictures one other car approached and saw the object as well. They saw me taking pictures and asked..What is that in the sky? I replied I have no idea its why I pulled off the road! We observed the object for a minute or so, and I was convinced it might have been a star that was being refracted throught the atmosphere.
Im an aviation enthusiast and I have alot of experience viewing aircraft night or day. This was no aircraft!
All of a sudden the outer lights dissapeared. There was a single reddish to orange light left and it went straight up into the sky quickly until the light got smaller and smaller then finally dissapeared completely!
After downloading the pictures from my phone and I zoomed in on the object it appears triangular..
Amazing. I am curious if you recieve anyother reprts from Charleston, WV. It should have been visible to alot of people in the city as I was just in the suburb and it was very bright. I was shaking driving home and I live just a few miles away. I have walked out and looking the sky from my home but no other sightings tonight. One you open the attachments..zoom in to see what I think is a triangle shaped object.
*(Wit's name deleted--SGonzalez/CMS.
Comments
WV has its history with UFOs, though few know about it.
So why does mUFON not post pics referenced in these reports? I read this lengthy account of a guy who saw a light on the Jersey shore and has since become an avid skywatcher that photographs pics of odd lights in the sky that he references in his post but are missing - both on this site and the MUFON site. Why, exactly?
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