NUFORC Sighting 16360

Occurred: 2001-02-07 18:35 Local
Reported: 2001-02-08 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 16:35
No of observers: 0

Location: Wheaton/Kensington, MD, USA

Shape: Changing
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

SHAPE CHANGING OBJECT IN WASHINGTON DC AREA

I WAS TRACELING DOWN CONN. AVE HEADING FROM WHEATON TO THE KENSINGTON BETHESDA AREA. IT WAS @6:35 PM TRAFIC WAS HEAVY THE SKY WAS DARK BUT VERY VERY CLEAR. AHEAD IN THE SKY TO THE RIGHT OF ME ABOVE I NOTICE WHAT AT FIRST LOOKED LIKE A HELICOPTER THEN IT CHANGED SHAPE LIT UP RED & WHITE LIGHTS TILTED & WAS IN THE SHAPE OF A CROSS STRAIGHTED OUT & SPED OFF. ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER TO THE LEFT OF ME ABOUT 1 MILE IN DISTANCE I SAW THE SAME THING IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A HOVERING MINVAN IN THE SKY ONLY ONE OR TWOE LIGHTS THEN IT TILTED TOOK ON THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS LIT UP RED & WHITE KEPT FLYING ACROSS CONN AVE BEHIND THE CONN BELAIR POOL I COULD SEE THROUGH THE TREES IT LOWERING & LOWERING FROM MY CAR THE LAST I SAW THROUGH THE TREES IT WAS EYE LEVEL WITH ME THEN I HAD TO CONTINUE IN TRAFFIC & COULD SEE NO MORE.

NUFORC Note:

We believe the witness may mean "1835 hrs.," not "1635," judging from the time cited in the text of the description. We have changed the time here. PD

Posted 2001-02-18