NUFORC Sighting 168531

Occurred: 2010-08-10 16:50 Local
Reported: 2022-06-04 19:18 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Mountain city, TN, USA
Location details: Above 3 story government apartments right next to a ridge with only woods and no houses behind

Shape: Cigar
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Object moved to balloon I let go with string

I was bored one day. Had a helium balloon with a string can't remember if it had a reflective surface . I immediately observed this balloon rising as soon as I let it go into the sky . No wind was present just a slight push into the mountain behind buildings. After rising about 200 plus feet an object appears out of nowhere ,not positive how it presented itself. At first I thought it was a reflection of the balloon and possibly a mirage of some sort but it changed shape . It was about 3 to 4 feet away from balloon and it was rising with it as well at the same speed. Appearing as a small streak it growed to the same height of the balloon with the string. Looking like a white string of light that was much bigger than a balloon string I noticed it replicated the balloon in some form . Immediately I thought it through and knew that the balloon couldn't be presenting a mirage that clear because the sun was not bright or even present if I can remember precisely. Grabbing my cousins Megan who was playing outside I told her to look at the balloon and the object next to it .I told her to confirm that she and I see something rising with the balloon. I continued observing this object for about 5 minutes . Suddenly this uap literally shot into the air with a speed so fast that I've never witnessed . Ascending at a slight angle at a super sonic speed. No noise , no supersonic boom . Thank you for reading my report I've witnessed iridium satellites and meteorites drones candle balloons and always found out what it was upon further investigation. This is the most compelling thing I have witnessed that is a uap .

Posted 2022-06-22

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