NUFORC Sighting 39219

Occurred: 2003-12-26 16:30 Local
Reported: 2004-09-10 09:56 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Mt.Vernon, IL, USA

Shape: Cigar
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Silent wingless silver tube.

The day after Christmas 03 my friend and I stepped out onto my Parents back steps on our way back home.

We looked up and saw a silver wingless tube floating silently. It was maybe only 1000-2000 feet up so that we could clearly see that it was not a blimp,airplane or helicopter. I remember thinking it looked like one of the train cars that transports chemicals.

We got in the truck and followed it for a few minutes. It then released a puff of smoke from the center of itself and vanished.We noticed a military plane fly right through the puff of smoke it had left behind.

I have never seen anything like that before. Something big is boiling!

NUFORC Note:

We assume the sighting occurred during daylight hours. We have amended the time above. PD

Posted 2004-09-29