NUFORC Sighting 172242

Occurred: 2007-04-11 10:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2022-10-08 20:55 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Greenwood, AR, USA
Location details: In sky over recess area of North Hills Elementary (now Greenwood Jr. High School)

Shape: Cigar
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Emitted beams

The object was metallic, large, cigar shaped with a bright gleam of light emanating from one end almost separate from the craft.

I was only around 8 or 9 years old at the time. The only witness I still have contact with doesn't remember the event. It was recess just after lunch at the swing sets when my friend kept talking about how he could see a UFO and it took me a while to see what he was pointing at. Once my eyes locked in on what I was seeing, it was clear that it was not a plane or a cloud. I was looking directly West and around 80 degrees upwards from the ground. It was a metallic cigar-shaped object. On the left of it, there was a light obscuring it's end where it may have come to a point. The craft was high in the cloudless sky and appeared relatively large and very high in altitude accounting for atmospheric scattering of light (like how a distant object appears slightly blue). It was slowly moving straight up, and as it moved, the light that was emanating from it's left end was pulsating and growing brighter while also dimming and becoming invisible at times. This gave me a chance to really observe the light. The light pulsated in a very distinct pattern that would rotate. It almost seemed to be a physical object while also being very bright. The pattern resembled a typical starlight pattern viewed through an optical device like a telescope.
As the object continued to ascend, it got so high up that all that was visible was the "light". Eventually, the light was no longer visible. It appeared to have left the atmosphere, entirely.
My friend said he saw an orb shoot out and was doing weird maneuvers in the sky while my eyes had drifted away. At this point, I was still processing what I just saw, so I didn't see the orb he was talking about but played along as if I did.
The cigar shaped object never went in a different direction - just up. It was very enticing, and I had a very real urge to follow it somehow.
Physically, I and my surroundings experienced no effects that I am aware of. I think everyone forgot about it shortly afterwards.

I should note: nothing in this story was exaggerated, fabricated, or left out regarding my entire observation of this object. As far as I know, I am the only witness; however, there may be more witnesses in the area that I just never talked to about.

I am not 100% certain about the date and time, but I had to have been in third or fourth grade at the time (2006-2008). It was warm, not quite hot, cloudless, and before or around noon. The exact coordinates I was standing was 35°13'15.47"N 94°15'20.11"W looking west and upwards.

Posted 2022-12-22