NUFORC Sighting 166986

Occurred: 2021-03-13 18:51 Local
Reported: 2022-02-10 14:24 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds to 1minute

Location: Grand Rapids - Godwin Heights, MI, USA
Location details: 42.91320° N, 85.67040° W

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bronze/dark gold cube, etching or symbols engraved on sides, red flashing light in middle,

I was driving on 28th street toward Division Avenue with my young child in her car seat in the back. I was stopped behind several cars moving slowly toward the traffic light at the intersection. Suddenly, I noticed a dark gold/bronze cube flying toward me from the left, directly in view from my driver side window. I was so surprised to see such an object so I rolled my window down to get a better look. I thought it may have been the latest drone technology because there was a blinking red light in the middle of the cube. However as the object neared I did not hear any mechanical drone-like noise. The object made a soft and steady clicking sound, more like a very quiet and slow fan. It came right toward me—at its closest it may have been probably 30-40 feet away although I am not positive about this. I could see what looked like etchings or perhaps symbols of some sort on the cube, and it’s unique color. It was very beautiful and artistic. I thought whomever designed it must have been extremely talented. I wondered what cultural impression may have influenced the object’s design, and I marveled at its movement. I was amazed at how this cube was even airborne—it looked like something very heavy you might expect to see behind glass in a museum exhibit. Apart from the blinking light, it looked like an extremely old and heavy golden bronze ancient artifact. It was transfixing to see, nothing about it made sense. It had no antenna, no wires, strings or other, no visual propulsion mechanism of any kind, no understandable flight pattern or trajectory, no clear front facing steering. This thing turned and soared with ease. It felt intentional in its trajectory. There was no way this was a balloon or anything of the sort. It had no properties akin to something battery powered. At its closest, I could hear it. The sound of it was very soft; a steady, light clicking which would have been inaudible if it hadn’t flown close to my window when I had the window rolled down. There red blinking light was located directly in the center of the side of the cube facing me. The light was a typical, unimpressive blinking red light. I think that was the feature that led me to think of a drone or a highly sophisticated flying tech I was unfamiliar with.

If I had to guess it’s size, I would estimate it could have been roughly 22 x 22 x 22, akin to a large moving box. It was a perfect cube shape.

I was awestruck by this object and I did not want to lose sight of it, however I had to remain watchful of the cars in front of me so as not to cause a traffic jam. When it was my turn to drive forward, I did so slowly. I was hoping to catch the red light at the upcoming intersection so that I could have a few more seconds to view this flying cube and hopefully capture a video of it on my iPhone. The light turned red and I quickly located my iPhone and scanned the skies to see where the cube had flown to. I knew the object would cross over to the other side of the street so I expected to see it from the middle to right side of my car, and I rolled the passenger side window down immediately. I then caught view of the object but it was soaring fast. Still, while it was smaller and farther away than seconds before, the cube remained very visible to the naked eye. I again remember being struck by its beauty, thinking how creative this object looked for for an airborne flying tech or drone. It was artistic and ancient looking. It reminded me of a graphic design from a popular online game and I wondered if the creator(s) of the object were inspired by it. I didn’t know the name of the game I was thinking of, but I looked it up when I got home (Fortnite).

I aimed my phone directly at the object as it was flying over and to the right of my car. I was confident I was capturing some footage of it, but I couldn’t see the object through my phone view, even though I checked to ensure it was pointed directly at the object. I thought my phone camera wasn’t focusing correctly, because I could clearly see the cube when I looked away from my phone view. I had to keep an eye on the stop light so I was only able to get a few seconds of recording before the light turned green. When the light turned green, I drove away slowly at first, looking back and forth to the road and then to my right, until the cube flew off into the horizon and I couldn’t see it any longer. The entire experience lasted seconds to no more than one minute, I believe.

Later that evening I was excited to view my recording because I was certain I had captured at least some footage of the cube. However, the video I recorded showed nearly nothing at all. At the time, I was not discouraged. I assumed I would be able to find out what kind of drone or other flying tech this was online. However, my online search yielded no pictures that came close to how this object looked. I assumed surely someone else recorded this object. Even if not during my experience, surely someone somewhere else has seen and managed to record this object. But a search through Reddit and the local news sites yielded nothing. I widened my online search to include basic terms such as “flying cube” or “floating box” and scrolled through dozens of images. The closest likeness I have been able to find were the “black cube” UFO sighting in El Paso. This object looked similar but still with differences.

For some background, I first saw unexplainable phenomena starting August 2020 after taking an interest in star gazing. Star gazing led me to a newfound wonder of the universe, eventually leading me down a wild ride into ufology, phenomenon, non-human intelligence, etc. I joined Reddit UFO and phenomena related communities. I became fascinated by the history and the stories people shared. I eventually started casually practicing (secretly) the CE-5 type of meditation and simply opening myself up to the beyond. I was also aware of how many people are treated when they share their experiences. A large number of experiencers were largely dismissed, questioned, ridiculed. Indeed, I had experienced this sort of response myself after trying to share about my own first experience. My husband and parents were more worried about me versus interested in what I had witnessed. So I stopped talking about it, in fear of sounding unstable, being dismissed labeled unwell. As a result, I wasn’t prepared to share anything about my flying gold cube sighting until I could rule out likely explanations for it or at least corroborate it with another source of information or footage.

To date, I have yet to find another experience such as this. There has rarely been a week that has passed when I haven’t thought about this stunning object. I have driven that same road multiple times hoping for another clue, wondering if I could ever be so lucky to catch another glimpse of it. I even researched if there were ways to obtain historical traffic camera footage, but this type of footage seems incredibly hard to obtain unless there has been an accident or other legal situation. And even in those circumstances, it appears one would need a court order. I couldn’t find any way for an average citizen to obtain this material without legal involvement.

The wonder and awe of seeing this object is unlike anything I have seen or experienced since. While it lasted only seconds, it remains one of the coolest things I have ever witnessed that I have yet to find an explanation for. I am hoping that in sharing my experience, other experiences like it can be identified and reviewed. I would love to find out what this object could have been.

I apologize in advance for the grammar and typos. I wanted to send this summary quickly before I change my mind out of worry about sounding silly.

Posted 2022-03-04