Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.
Date:
Winter of 1995 - 1996.
Here's
a report in the public domain for the first time: During the winter of 1995 - 1996,
while on a cross country bicycle trip I observed a 'craft' that were of a type
previously unknown to me.
I
had set up camp near an abandoned adobe house that was located near the
U.S./Mexico border in the state of Arizona. As was my custom, while on this
particular trip, I camped out most nights and would seek and or create a
campsite that was somewhat difficult to see from any roads or highways, because
this trip was a solo bicycle ride.
After having my evening meal I was enjoying the pleasure of watching the
sunset. A black Chevy blazer with black tinted windows, one occupant and U.S.
government license plates drove down an adjacent unpaved road and approached a
locked gate.
The
driver got out, unlocked the gate and passed through and relocked it. He began
what I'd refer to as a 'recon' of the general area, using some sort of optical
devise (I saw this through 8x35 Nikon binoculars). He continued this behavior,
driving outside of my visual range, until the Blazer returned to the gate and
passed through again.
I thought that perhaps he was searching for illegals crossing the border. Later
on that night, while I was doing some star gazing I saw an amber colored light
moving low in the desert sky, within a few moments it seemed to become larger
or move towards my location, nether of which I was sure of at that time.
I
checked my watch for the time and when I looked up again, the amber light moved
slightly to the east, at which that time I felt sure the light was moving
towards me.
This
light began to have some definition, as it drew closer it appeared to be
rectangular and although it seemed to grow brighter, it was not illuminating
the desert floor (from my ground-level perspective). I began to feel alarmed as
it came closer to me, as it seemed to be very, very large.
When it got close to approximately 120 yards of my location I took out my 'AA'
cell flashlight, focused the beam as tightly as I could and aimed it towards
the "craft" while sending a Morse code message.
This
seemed kind of silly, but this is what I did. The rectangle amber light 'turned
off' right after I did this. In a few seconds, perhaps as many as 45, my night
vision began to return and I was astounded to see starlight being blocked out
in a large area of the sky adjacent to the place where I'd last seen the
intense amber light.
It was clear to me that I was seeing something very large moving slowly at an
altitude of less than 500 feet. I had heard sounds that were similar to the
noise of cellophane being crushed while the amber light was on and very close
to me, although this sound ceased when the light extinguished.
I
watched the 'dark spot' in the sky until I could no longer see it. I felt some
adrenaline still coursing through me, after the experience, and decided to stay
out watching the sky, since I was sure that I couldn't sleep then.
In
about 40 minutes or so I again saw the amber light in the distance to the south
and east of camp. This light, however, was more distant and was of the same
color, yet it was coming from the top and bottom of what was clearly an
airborne craft of some sort.
The
amber light was seen by me to resemble long, thin 'cones' of beams' (like a
flashlight beam) issuing from the center top and bottom of the craft. I could
see 4 or 5 fighter jets circling in helix-type orbits around one object.
A moment later, another object 'turned on' it's amber lights nearby (within approximately
1 mile) the object that I was observing. It too was being circled by fighter
aircraft.
I
watched this going on for 15 minutes, then the objects began to appear in
different area of the sky (by 'appear' I mean they would 'turn on' the amber
beams) momentarily and then 'shut off' the amber lights, only to appear
somewhere else in the sky.
There
was one instance where one of the objects lights appeared to 'shutter' for a
moment, light fully, and 'shutter again. The size of these objects (I saw 3 at
the same time only once, 2 at the same time over 5 times) dwarfed the fighter
aircraft around them.
At
one point, I observed what I'd best describe as a 'plume', similar to a small
rocket plum, issue from the center axis of the outside curve of the object, and
although I really don't know what it was, it seemed to be a rocket being fired
from the object.
The trajectory of this 'plume' was perpendicular to the horizon, and after
moving not much more than 100 yards, turned 90 degrees downward and it's light
ceased. I am most curious to inquire if anyone else observed these things, or
has seen similar objects in the same area.
This
was not the first time that I've been in close proximity to unknown aircraft,
but the others I've seen were not of the same type as these described here, and
I have a general feeling that the objects I describe in this post may be of
military design or origin.
I
have left out some details of the general shape and size of this 'craft' so
that I may be able to discuss them with someone else who also saw the same
events as I.
Thanks to Dan for his report. If anyone else has been witness to a unknown
object of this kind as described here, would you please contact Brian Vike at
brian_vike@telus.net for further investigation.
Brian Vike, Director
Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research. Email: brian_vike@telus.net
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