1/9/2012: Columbus, OH, USA

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Occurred : 1/9/2012 18:30 (Entered as : 01/09/12 18:30) Reported: 1/9/2012 5:41:49 PM 17:41 Posted: 1/12/2012 Location: Columbus, OH Shape: Triangle Duration: 3 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
craft rotating in an arch with 3 bright, rapid blinking lights. Craft moved west in an arch motion towards the east right after sunset. It had 3 blinking white lights. I believe it to have been 1 craft, although it was translucent. It rotated during the eastward arch movement, and the light blinked more rapidly until it disappeared. It seemed to be bigger than 100 yards in width. 3 other people were looking up at the sky with their phones at the time, which made me look up as well. After it disappeared, I saw aboht 3 helicopters flying in the area the UFO left. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 1/9/2012 18:30 (Entered as : 01/09/12 18:30)
Reported: 1/9/2012 5:41:49 PM 17:41
Posted: 1/12/2012
Location: Columbus, OH
Shape: Triangle
Duration: 3 minutes
Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

craft rotating in an arch with 3 bright, rapid blinking lights.

Craft moved west in an arch motion towards the east right after sunset. It had 3 blinking white lights. I believe it to have been 1 craft, although it was translucent. It rotated during the eastward arch movement, and the light blinked more rapidly until it disappeared. It seemed to be bigger than 100 yards in width. 3 other people were looking up at the sky with their phones at the time, which made me look up as well. After it disappeared, I saw aboht 3 helicopters flying in the area the UFO left.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))