A Connecticut witness traveling north on Route 49 through Voluntown and Sterling reports watching a blinking light that appeared to be moving low and fast, moved over the vehicle and followed it while shining a flood light down into the vehicle, according to January 6, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was heading home from a family function on a clear night and driving through a rural farming area when the incident occurred.
"As I was driving I noticed what appeared to be an aircraft marker light that was blinking brilliant blue/white similar to a halogen light," the witness stated. "It appeared to be flying low and fast. The light came out of the east just above the horizon and was moving west. It became brighter and changed to more like a flashing flood light when it got overhead. I looked west when it got overhead to see what it was. It did not continue west, but instead followed me overhead and was now lighting up the road around me."
The witness reports the light being intense as the object kept pace with the vehicle.
"The flashing light was now so intense that it lit up the interior of my car as I had the roof window canopy opened with the glass closed. I slowed down. It kept pace with my car, extremely bright and flashing ."
The witness pulled over just long enough to open the sunroof.
"I immediately noticed that there was no noise. The light was blinding when I looked up at it. It was hovering overhead. "
The witness panicked.
"I closed the roof window and canopy. I locked my doors and drove off as fast as I could. I was in flight mode, in a cold sweat and focused on getting out of there. The flashing light kept pace overhead briefly. It then changed from a flood type light back to the initial blinking light that I had first noticed as it abruptly left me by turning quickly back to the east."
The witness reviews the object's movements.
"This light came out of the east traveling west and perpendicular to Route 49. When it got overhead it followed me north. When it left me it returned to the east. I have no knowledge of aircraft that are able to make what appeared to me to be 90-degree turns or that can slow so fast and then hover silently. The light was silent and changed to more of a flashing flood light while overhead. I did not see any features of a craft during the whole incident which lasted only a couple of minutes."
The witness reports that there were no other vehicles on the roadway at that time.
No images or videos were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on January 6, 2012. The incident occurred on December 24, 2011. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Voluntown is a town in New London County, population 2,528.
We recently covered a Connecticut case involving low-flying triangle UFOs: Two triangle UFOs cross low over Connecticut's Route 85
Connecticut is a current UFO ALERT 5 rating, with a low number of UFO sightings nationally. Connecticut had 7 reports in December, the 24th 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 Connecticut MUFON State Director Steve Firmani investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
CN, December 24, 2011 - Intercepted, followed, hovered, then gone. MUFON Case 34656.
December 24th 2011
Time was Just before 10pm
Location is CT Rte49 in Voluntown/Sterling
Duration was 2-3 minutes
I was traveling north on rte 49 through Voluntown/Sterling Ct just before 10 pm.. I was heading home from a family fuction. It was a clear night with many stars out.
Route 49 runs north/south through Voluntown and Sterling and is a rural farming area that runs over the tops of many hills with thousands of open acreage of harvested corn fields. You can see for miles east and west in the stretch of 49 where this happened.
As I was driving I noticed what appeared to be an aircraft marker light that was blinking brilliant blue/white similar to a halogen light. It appeared to be flying low and fast. The light came out of the east just above the horizon and was moving west. It became brighter and changed to more like a flashing flood light when it got overhead. I looked west when it got overhead to see what it was. It did not continue west but instead followed me overhead and was now lighting up the road around me.
The flashing light was now so intense that it lit up the interior of my car as I had the roof window canopy opened with the glass was closed. I slowed down. It kept pace with my car, extremely bright and flashing .
I pulled off the road just long enough to open the roof window. I immediately noticed that there was no noise. The light was blinding when I looked up at it. It was hovering overhead.
I closed the roof window and canopy. I locked my doors and drove off as fast as I could. I was in flight mode, in a cold sweat and focused on getting out of there. The flashing light kept pace overhead briefly. It then changed from a flood type light back to the initial blinking light that I had first noticed as it abruptly left me by turning quickly back to the east.
This light came out of the east traveling west and perpendicular to route 49. When it got overhead it followed me north. When it left me it returned to the east. I have no knowledge of aircraft that are able to make what appeared to me to be 90 degree turns or that can slow so fast and then hover silently. The light was silent and changed to more of a flashing flood light while overhead. I did not see any features of a craft during the whole incident which lasted only a couple of minutes.
I didn’t notice any other cars on this stretch of road at the time this happened. I have found nothing similar to this on your website. I am wondering if I am the only person to have experienced this before?
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