I have had my own experience with a similar object. I was driving across Nevada between Tonopah and Winnemucca around midnight when a brightly lit orb appeared out of now where in my rearview mirror.
It just hovered at road level for what seemed like a 1/4 mile behind me like it was pacing me. Then it zoomed up to within a few car lengths and stayed there for several seconds. At this point I woke up my parents and older brother and they all looked out the back window to see it.
Next thing it went straight up in the air, over my car, and then came down in front of us a few car lengths. It stayed there for several more seconds then shot straight to my left about 1/2 in the desert. It hovered there for a couple of seconds then shot straight up into the sky andcwas gone.
Every movement was 90 degrees. The light intensity seemed to stay the same no matter what distance it was and there was no wobble or vibration to it.
It acted similar to the one observed by the Navy thar was shown last week.
I do not doubt you for a second.
However, our personal anecdotal experiences convince no one like sure untampered photos do, photos that show details transparently, not ones so obscure that the object could objectively be any number of things.
My problem is that with all the evidence that gets reported, and that individuals can tell, I know of no such unmistakable photos.
Only such photos will move the mystery to reality.
I operate a small optical observatory and use cameras in the optical train and take lots of images/video, as well as observations directly through the eyepiece. I’ve seen a few things over the years that flat out made me recoil at the eyepiece. I have no idea what they are, but it sure consumes my attention.