Country | United States |
State or Province | Mississippi |
City | Not specified |
Date | 1967-68 (approximate) |
Time | Not specified |
Weather | Fair, night |
Duration | Not specified |
Solid Object | Yes |
Size | Not specified |
Shape | Glowing white balls of light |
Shape Details | Solid with a fuzziness around the edges |
Metallic/Shiny | Not specified |
Color | White |
Glow/Halo | Yes |
Lights | Yes |
How Many Lights | Multiple glowing balls of light |
How Bright | Varying brightness |
Light Coloration | White |
Sound | Not mentioned |
Motion/Speed | The balls of light stayed with the aircraft, changing size and brightness, playing around the plane. |
Number of Objects | Multiple glowing balls of light |
Coordination/Communication | Not specified |
Windows | Not specified |
Occupants | Not mentioned |
Description | In 1967-68, while flying a small Cessna from an unlit airfield in Mississippi, the narrator and their brother encountered a series of glowing white balls of light that stayed with the plane, changing size and brightness. These lights accompanied the plane as they tried to land, eventually illuminating the landing strip as the aircraft descended. The narrator’s brother told them not to mention the incident, and it was never spoken of again. |
Nearby Landmarks | Memphis, Tennessee |
Latitude | 35.1175 |
Longitude | -89.971107 |
Altitude | Same as aircraft |
Propulsion | Not specified |
Advanced Capabilities | Not specified |
Visible Payload | Not specified |
Radar | Not mentioned |
Signatures | Not mentioned |
Awareness | Not specified |
Aggression | Not specified |
Health Effects | Not mentioned |
Physical/Environmental Effects | Not mentioned |
Animal Disturbance | Not mentioned |
Witness Feelings | The narrator’s brother was freaked, and the incident was not spoken of again. |
Witness Assessment | The narrator’s brother instructed them not to mention the incident, and it was not discussed further. |
Additional Info | The narrator’s brother never told anyone about the encounter, and they only saw him a handful of times in their life after that flight. |
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