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Occurred : 9/19/2003 01:30 (Entered as : 09/19/2003 1:30)
Reported: 9/20/2003 7:47:08 PM 19:47
Posted: 9/24/2003
Location: Cherryville, NC
Shape: Rectangle
Duration:10 MINUTES
I WAS FISHING FROM A PIER IN A SMALL VALLEY BEHIND MY HOUSE WHEN THE OBJECT APPEARED. IT LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 400 FEET IN THE AIR WHEN I FIRST SAW IT. IT WAS DARK IN COLOR WITH A SMOOTH SURFACE. IT WAS MOVING VERY SLOW OVER SOME TREES WEST TO EAST. I HEARD NO SOUND AT THIS POINT.IT STOPED AND HOVERED AND STARTED TO GET LOWER OVER A CANE PATCH AT THE END OF THE COVE. IT HOVERED AT ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE CANES AND I STARTED TO HEAR A STATIC CRACKLING SOUND, IT STARTED TO HAVE A MISTY BLUE COLOR AT THIIS TIME.IT HOVERED THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN IT STARTED TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE PIER WHERE I WAS STANDING. IT CAME WITH IN 75 FEET OF ME AND I STARTED TO FEEL THE HAIR ON MY ARMS STAND UP. IT STOPED AND HOVERED THERE FOR 2 OR 3 MINUTES AND THEN STARTED TO MOVE HIGHER AND THE STATIC SOUND STOPED. AS IT MOVED OFF I AN EASTERLY DIRECTION I SAW THE REFLECTION OF MY LANTERN IN THE BOTTOM OF IT.I LOST SIGHT OF IT OVER SOME TREES ACROSS THE COVE. I HEARD NO OTHER SOUND.THE OBJECT LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 75 FEET LONG AND 30 OR 40 FEET WIDE AND 12 OR 14 FEET THICK.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. PD))