NUFORC Sighting 172734

Occurred: 2022-10-20 22:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2022-10-29 06:07 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Ridgeland, SC, USA
Location details: Tillman: US 321 and State 336

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Military helicopter following a light

On this night, I heard (from inside my house) a military helicopter flying around nearby several times. When I heard it approach again for the third time, I went outside to see what was going on. I saw the military helicopter flying extremely slow, east of me and traveling south. As I was watching it, I then noticed a solid orange light preceding the helicopter. It appeared to be about 100 yards in front of the helicopter. I watched it for around 15 minutes total as it traveled south and then circled back north.

Posted 2022-12-22