NUFORC Sighting 07744

Occurred: 1970-01-01 00:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-05-12 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Ada, OH, USA

Shape: Other

watching tv baseball game. camera focused on large object hanging in sky several miles away. camera returned to object several times, including one shot using telescopic lens.

I was watching either a football or baseball game during the late summer/early fall of 1976 or 1977. ( I believe it was a baseball game between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and I believe it was in August, 1977. During a break in the action, the camera suddenly focused on a object that I can only describe as a four-story building hanging at an angle in the sky adjacent to the playing field. One of the commentators said "What is that?" The other replied "I don't have a clue." the camera then returned to the ballgame. A few minutes later, the camera again focused on the object, which apparently hadn't moved. Again, one commentator asked the nature of the object, this time with more urgency in his voice. Again the other commentator disclaimed knowledge of the object. Again, the camera returned to the action on the field. After an interval of several minutes, the camera again focused on the object (which apparently had not moved), this time using a telescopic lens. The object appeared to be made from some dull, non-reflective, greyish metal. It was huge (there were buildings on the ground that could be used for comparison). The second commentator was still talking about the game when he was interrupted by the first commentator saying emphatically "I want to know what THAT is!" Play resumed on the field and the camera did not focus on the object again. I waited expectantly for the evening news, thinking that the story would be earth-shaking. The news had no mention of the event, either that evening or the next day. No newspaper picked up the story. Apparently the entire episode became a non-event. Over the years I gradually forgot about it, until about a year ago. I gave this report to another internet UFO site, but never heard anything from them. My story should be easily verifiable. All the networks keep video tapes of all the sporting events they broadcast. Even if the game turns out to be football rather than baseball, going through the videos for August and September of 1976-1977 shouldn't prove too difficult. Such a search will be rewarding.

Posted 1999-05-24