NUFORC Sighting 16116

Occurred: 1999-07-03 18:00 Local
Reported: 2001-01-31 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 15-20 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Bedford/Carlise, MA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Emitted other objects, Changed Colo

1 object splits into 2 (white - red light)

A friend and I were out walking in a town park. We noticed airplanes the whole time we were walking and ironically were talking about UFOs. We were heading back towards the car when I spotted a bright white (almost fuzzy) light flying horizontally quickly just above the tree line about a 1/2 mile away from us. I watched it for a few seconds without saying anything to my friend, but then I realized I couldn't make out that it was a plane, plus it was flying so low I told him to take a look. Just about then, the white started to sort of fuse into red and as it turned completely red, it suddenly split into two separate red lights. The "newer" light sort of did a sharp u-turn up and backwards as the other remained steady on it's course horizontally. Then the one further behind headed back in the direction of the other only further back and higher up. We watched until they were out of sight. We assumed because it was July 3rd, that probably Hanscom Airforce Base in Bedford was putting on an air show. It wasn't until a year later I found out Hanscom didn't have their annual air show that year, plus the objects must were so much closer than we realized and Hanscom is too far away to witness their aircraft.

Posted 2001-02-18

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