I saw a flying saucer up close and personal in 1973. There were six of us in the group and all saw the same thing. At closest approach it was no more than 200 yards away. We saw it for about ten minutes in two separate sighings. It really looked like a cartoon flying saucer with lights around the rim, a dome on top, and a little mast on top of the dome. It was probably 50-60 feet in diameter. We could see it for miles when it left, going against the wind, going no more than 30 mph or so. I still don’t know what it was. I investigated sightings for MUFON for years. Most sighings are pretty easy to explain. It’s the 5% or so that seem to defy explanation that make it interesting. After decades of research and investigation I would be ready to say it’s all BS except for what I saw.
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