2003: Craft appeared as waiting to be inspected

THINK ABOUTIT UFO SIGHTINGS REPORT

Date: August 19, 2003

Sighting Time: n.a.

Day/Night: Night

Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa

Urban or Rural: Rural

Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light) Point or extended luminous source observed at night.

Duration: 3-4 mins.

No. of Object(s): 4?

Size of Object(s): about 4′

Distance to Object(s): 20′-25′ above the road

Shape of Object(s): Circular disc-shaped morphing to Triangle

Color of Object(s): three brilliant white circular disc-shaped lights about 4′ in diameter forming an equilateral triangle about 4′-6′ apart 2 leading and 1 trailing center. A single bright red circular disc of lights approximate 3′ in diameter located in the center of the 3 white lights. 

Number of Witnesses: Single

Source: NUFORC

Summary: Looked like an airliner (but too many lights), banking then dropping down ( about 1 mile out). The bottom of the craft was only about 20′-25′ above the road surface to my right and the leftmost white light (1 of 3) was just to the right of the truck cab. What I could see clearly was three brilliant white circular disc-shaped lights about 4′ in diameter forming an equilateral triangle about 4′-6′ apart 2 leading and 1 trailing center. A single bright red circular disc of lights approximate 3′ in diameter located in the center of the 3 white lights.  

Full Report

This craft appeared as though it was waiting to be inspected, but was so close I couldn’t see it all.

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While driving the company’s 18 wheeler on I-29 just north of Council Bluffs, Ia., I saw something through the top right of the windshield that looked like an airliner (but too many lights), banking then dropping down ( about 1 mile out). When I looked back to the road briefly, I almost couldn’t find it again but saw it hug the ground and cross to the interstate beyond the next overpass.

When I drove around a mild curve and went under the overpass, it was ahead of me about 1/4 mile over the ditch moving northbound as I was. I left my truck on a cruise at 60mph. It only took a few seconds to catch up to it. It slowly picked up speed as I got nearer and when I was just up to the rear lights, It was traveling about 2 mph slower than my 60 mph, so I studied the craft the best I could.

The bottom of the craft was only about 20′-25′ above the road surface to my right and the leftmost white light (1 of 3) was just to the right of the truck cab. What I could see clearly were three brilliant white circular disc-shaped lights about 4′ in diameter forming an equilateral triangle about 4′-6′ apart 2 leading and 1 trailing center. A single bright red circular disc of lights approximate 3′ in diameter located in the center of the 3 white lights.

When approaching from the rear, I leaned forward to look up behind the lights, but couldn’t see anything but black and a faint smoky or black misty wake like a boat would leave in water. It looked like it could have been following the underside of the craft, but I really couldn’t tell.

The white lights were brilliant and looked like a hundred plus bulbs in a disc, but were too bright to see the light source, but they did not blind the eye when looking right at them. The light they gave off had a flood-like appearance and lit the ground and the truck cab very well (about like halogen). The red disc of light was bright red but did not glare as much and I could see what appeared to be maybe 30 or more bulbs. The actual count could be higher.

The craft continued to fall behind at the 2 mph rate until it was well behind the trailer then slowed considerably as I continued at 60 mph. When a mild hill and then another overpass came, I could still see the brilliant white light glowing upward in my mirror even though I was possibly a mile or so away and over the hill.

That was Tuesday, and I wasn’t routed that way all the rest of that week. The following Sunday, I drove down there to investigate the area during daylight. The ditch in that area extends approximately 50′ over to a row of utility poles that are about 35′-40′ in height all along the area this occurred. Since all during the event, I could not see the size or shape of the craft, this may help in some way.

Also, I didn’t get the precise locations of these, however, I noticed there are a few lines coming from the utility poles and crossing I-29 at various points and appear to be elevated only about 2/3 the way up these poles. Maybe that explains why the craft backed off when it did. I think it might have had to stay below the radar or something. When I first saw it bank & drop, it went over to I-29 almost hugging the ground and I think it may have dropped where Loess Hills protrudes upwards just east of the interstate.

Also, I forgot to mention the craft moved along like it was on rails, (not even a wobble or bump), nor did it have an angle of attack, (it was perfectly level). I couldn’t roll down the right window (it isn’t powered and it isn’t safe to reach that far), but I had on an empty trailer and was on fairly flat ground and the motor wasn’t really noisy, and I did not hear any noise from the craft over the moderate motor and tire noise of the truck.

((NUFORC Note: We spoke with this witness via telephone, and he sounded exceptionally credible to us. PD))