NUFORC Sighting 3878

Occurred: 1982-07-03 00:00 Local
Reported: 1998-06-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20-30 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Houston, TX, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object

Awakened by hovering disk over residential area.

Many years ago, absolutely sober, I was awakened around midnight by a strange whirring sound outside my bedroom window. I walked over to the window, opened the sheer curtains, and saw very clearly a disc-shaped UFO with 6-8 multi- colored lights hanging beneath the disk. The colored lights alternated their lighting pattern, as if spinning in a slow circle. The sound matched the moving lights. The ship wasn't doing anything other than hovering above the rooftops. I tried to wake up my spouse verbally, to no avail. I didn't dare leave the window. After what seemed like an eternity, I finally did walk across the room to try again to rouse my spouse. Unsuccessful, I returned to the window, only to find it was gone. I watched the news reports for days for any similar reports, as sightings were common in the Texas Gulf Coast area. But no one has ever confirmed this sighting to me. My life changed after that point, though. Strange, albeit harmless phenomenon continue to follow me even to this day.

Posted 1998-06-18