NUFORC Sighting 12695

Occurred: 1997-10-15 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2000-04-23 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1-minute+
No of observers: 1

Location: St. Louis, MO, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object, Electrical or magnetic effects

inside the house, but could tell it was above us

this is so long ago to tell about, but who knows. it was a long time ago and dont know the exact date, but it happened roughly around september to november of 1997. I was at a friends house and we were playing video games. We were in the middle of the game when the electricity went off briefly, flashed back on, and went out again and stayed off for the duration. Several seconds after losing power, a very bright bluish light came in his front windows. My first thought was that a power transformer had exploded outside and the light s were fling sparks. It continued for about 30 seconds to a minutes slowling flashing on and off. It was actually bright enough to cast beams on the floor as the moon would. At the same time that the light was going on, a low 'humming' sound was heard. It actually felt as though it was vibrating my body slightly. At the same time the 'sound' cycled in time with the lights. Fading and picking up. When the incident stopped, the power returned. The game we were playing was actually 'saved' and was not deleted when turned off. It was not saved. The incident was quick enough that we observed it inside, but afterwards we went outside to seeif there was anything left. His neighbors were all outside as well, and nobody knew what happened. There was no exploded transformer, and nothing on the power poles that could have produced the light. All that I actually witnessed was power loss, light, and 'noise'. Several days later, I talked with my brother who lives in Festus MO. Without telling him what happened, he went on to tell me that the same night, he saw something strange while in Arnold MO. (about 15 miles south of the city limits, 20-22 from where I was) He said something to the effevt that he saw whar looked like 'colored lighning' in the sky to the north of where he was. Like I said, I did not see much, but the entire incident was very unusually and left a mark on my mind. The friend I was with and I continue to refer to it as the'unexplained phenomenon' when we speak of it. I wonder if anyone else reported anything that night. Like i said, other people on the street were outside afterword, and we all wondered what had happened. I never heard anything in the news.

NUFORC Note:

We have requested a clarification on the date, since the witness indicates that 15OC97 is an approximate date. The events seem reminiscent of the dramatic sighting that occurred over western Illinois and St. Louis, MO, on 04JL97.

Posted 2000-04-26