NUFORC Sighting 152582

Occurred: 1971-08-15 03:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2020-01-15 10:46 Pacific
Duration: 5 minites
No of observers: 1

Location: unknown, CO, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

UFO hovers over car and chases it aggressively

In late Summer of 1971, after having completed a Master's Degree program at a well-known West coast university, I embarked on a cross-country trip to see my parents (whom I hadn't seen in over a year) who resided in New Jersey.

At the beginning of the trip (approx. Aug. 15, 1971) I was feeling very well-rested and energized and I planned to drive all night if I still felt good around midnight. About that time, I was in the Denver metropolitan area and was using I-70. I loaded up on snacks and coffee and, since I still felt very alert and energized, I decided to go ahead and drive all night.

After Denver, the traffic on I-70 thinned out dramatically. In fact, before too long, in the wee hours of the morning, I noticed I was indeed the ONLY car on the highway. Somewhere on I-70, about midway between Denver and the Kansas border (Lincoln County?), at approximately 3:00a.m., I encountered an unusual spotlight above my car which, as it descended closer to my car, became extremely bright red-orange in color. It was so bright one could actually read a newspaper in the car. It was so bright, I considered it a safety issue since, surrounded by all this light, I could not see the road ahead as clearly as before. I was absolutely terrified.

I was hoping this thing above my car was just an errant helicopter – but the characteristic sound of the rotors was entirely absent. There was, in fact, no sound at all. Also absent was the expected downward gusts generated by rotor blades. What terrified me even more was that the craft seemed to mimic my every move, in terms of speed and lane shifting – and it was done in a very menacing way, in my opinion.

I have identified the shape of the craft as “unknown” because my 1964 Chevy Impala was a hardtop and I could see nothing directly above. If the light from the object was any indication of size and shape, it encircled my car entirely and was substantially wider and longer than my Chevy.

In an attempt to break away from this object (that appeared to be chasing me), I gunned the gas pedal and went to over 100m.p.h. I traveled at this high rate of speed for approx. 3 to 4 minutes – but to no avail since the craft seemed to have the ability to “lock on” to my every movement seamlessly and without fail.

Suddenly, I noticed ahead of me the tail lights of another car. I moved along and passed the other car and, at that very moment, the craft disappeared just as quickly as it first appeared.

I am considering the driver of the other car as an additional witness as I am very sure he/she must have seen EVERYTHING in the rear-view mirror, probably including the exact size and shape of the thing. I think it is interesting to note that the other driver tried to remain close to me so neither of us was entirely alone. We passed each other in a leap-frog manner until daybreak was close at hand. At that point, I turned off I-70 into what was the last Colorado rest area before Kansas. The other car continued eastward.

I refreshed myself, rested awhile, and continued eastbound on I-70 after dawn (6:00a.m.?) – without further incident.

NOTE: I have never discussed this with anyone, except for my immediate family, and would like to continue to remain anonymous going forward.

Posted 2020-01-31

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