The UFO Phenomenon

Military witness describes encounter with very bright and silent UFO

By T.K. Randall
December 27, 2024

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) Submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) back in November, the encounter itself took place in October at a campsite somewhere in the Santa Rosa Mountains, California.

According to the witness (who remains anonymous), the strangeness began at around 11:00 p.m.

"I was the only camper/hunter in the area that night and it was pitch black out," he recalled.

"Instantly everything (all natural animal/insect noises) went completely silent and the entire area lit up brighter than the brightest full moon I've ever seen. But I knew it wasn't the moon because I had already located the moon prior to that and it was a dimly lit waning gibbous."

"Thinking a really quiet truck was pulling into the campground with its headlights on, I peeked out from under the tarp and saw a stationary, bright white light, about 20-30 foot in length (about the size of a medium sized helicopter but with the light encompassing the entire object), hovering at tree top level, behind an about 30-40 foot tall pine tree, only about 100 yards away.""It made absolutely no noise, didn't pulsate or move, and did not radiate any sort of heat (it was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit that evening). I observed it for at least a minute before fear took over and I sank back down into the bed of my truck and into my sleeping bag."

When he next looked out, it was 2:30 a.m. and there was no further sign of the object.

Strangely, he decided to spend a second night at the same location because he had been unable to recall that anything had happened until around two days later.

"I've backpacked/hunted the backcountry routinely for the past 15 years, spent over 25 years in the military, and I've never experienced anything like this before," he added.

As things stand, exactly what he witnessed that night continues to remain a complete mystery.

Source: NUFORC

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