NUFORC Sighting 161919

Occurred: 2018-07-01 12:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2021-02-04 08:09 Pacific
Duration: <5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Brunswick, ME, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Large spherical silver light hovering over field/valley near freeway

In summer of 2017 or 2018, leaving from Pleasant Street in Brunswick, Maine onto 295 and going north to Topsham for lunch. I noticed a large number of lower flying airplanes. There were several passenger planes as well as what looked like jets. Which is not completely foreign as Brunswick has a decommissioned naval base that does still do training, but typically not with jets. The planes seemed to be doing turns and going back and forth and not just flying through. While returning to Brunswick south on 295 roughly 15 minutes later, I turned onto the Brunswick off ramp that merges with Pleasant street. It is a sharp U turn off ramp, as you drive and before starting to turn there is a small field on the left that is lower than the roads so more like a valley; that is surrounded with pine trees. There is no access to field unless you’re pulling over on the side of the freeway and walking into it. The trees and guard rails block and vehicles from pulling into th! e field.

Hovering maybe 30 feet over the valley was large, maybe the size of a school bus silver bright light. I didn’t see any actual physical object just a bright blinding light. The light seemed to be moving slightly up and down as if it was hovering. The light also seemed to thin towards the outer edges.

I only remember a fragment of the moment; I don’t remember much before pulling back into my works parking lot. Just the blinding light, I don’t remember passing it or pulling away from it. I do remember looking back up into the sky and seeing that it was a clear day with few clouds.

The section I saw the light by the freeway does not have any buildings in view. Even during winter when trees are bare. There are no towers with lights and the river that runs near the freeway is not in view of that section.

Posted 2021-03-02