National UFO Reporting Center

Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/16/2009 00:10 (Entered as : 09/16/09 0:10) Reported: 9/16/2009 12:53:39 AM 00:53 Posted: 12/12/2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Shape: Disk Duration:4 minutes
Curcular disk shaped craft with 3 bright lights ascends straight up into the sky over Los Angeles at an unusually slow speed. I was lounging on my couch in my apt when the volume on my tv went mute. I grabbed my remote when I realized I was hearing what sounded like either a rolling thunder or and aircraft. I live on the second floor and my window was open two away from me. The volume on my tv returned but I was puzzled because I was unsure where the sound was coming from. I turned the volume on my tv down to mute to verify what I was hearing not from the tv. The sound continued. It had been a clear day so thunder I thought was unlikely. The sound still persist, by this time at least 2 minutes had passed since my tv volume had first been interrupted. Out of curiosity I walked over to the window and there it was. The craft was ascending into the air very very slowly. It was not very high in the air, I would say maybe the height of a police helicopter. But I know it wasn't a copter for at least two reasons; 1. There was no helicopter sound which I am very familiar with having grew up in the inner city and currently living within a mile of a police station. 2. The lights on the craft where not at all like the typical search light you see on police helicopters. I am pretty certain that it was circular shape/disk shape. Although it did not seem thin or flat disk, it was thick or tall but it was more wide than tall by far. It seemed black or dark and it's figure was more of a shadow or outline. It had three very dark lights on it. There were two red lights on each end and on the left side just near the red light there was a blinking yellow light. I must stress that the lights were very clear and very bright! I followed the craft rising in the sky with my eyes until it went out of my line of sight through my window pane. I wanted to run down stairs an continue watching but I was in my undergarments. The sound which was jet and thunder like continued to persist. I scrabbed to my bedroom to find something to pit on, but by the time I reached the stairs the sound had ended. What I thought was strange about the sound was that it was quite powerful and was clearly being generated from this vessel however the craft itself was moving very very slow. I immediately sought out this web site because I am convinced that what I saw was an UFO. I live in the city I am used to seeing airplanes and helicopters, and even those small planes that advertise signs and blimps. This was certaintly not a craft I am familar with. It was round and disk like, it's light was unusually, clear and bright, and it flew straight up! Very very slowly. I hope that someone else in this area saw it was I will not feel crazy.