SIGHTING: LEESVILLE, LOUISIANA (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"I AWOKE AT 0400 TO CLOSE HATCHES ON OUR SAILBOAT ANCHORED OFF OF MUTTON FISH POINT IN THE BAHAMAS (ELUTHERA) IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING SO THEREFORE I BELIEVE IT WAS OVERCAST, THERE WERE NO STARS VISIBLE. I HAD JUST RETURNED TO MY BUNK AND WAS GAZING OUT THE FORWARD WINDOW OF OUR CATAMARAN AT THE STARLESS SKY. I HAD JUST CHECKED THE ANCHOR AS WELL TO ENSURE IT WAS HOLDING PROPERLY AND KNEW OUR GENERAL HEADING TO BE EAST. THE OVERCAST WAS AT AN UNKNOWN HEIGHT. WHILE OBSERVING - AN OBJET, BLUE IN COLOR (BRILLIANT BLUE... SELF LUMINESCENT) ... SPED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW - ACROSS THE WINDOW AND OUT OF VIEW TO THE LEFT. THE SPEED WAS IMPRESSIVE. LESS THAN TWO SECONDS WOULD BE AN ESTIMATE. THE WINDOW IS ABOUT 6 FEET ACROSS. THE PATH OF THE OBJECT WAS DIRECT...LASER LIKE. THERE WAS NO DEVIATION FROM THE WINDOW AS IT MADE ITS TRANSITION ACROSS. IT WAS ABOUT 40 TO 45 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. IT MOVED FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ALTITUDE UNKNOWN DUE TO OVERCAST. SPEED UNKNOWN BUT VERY FAST. IN OVER 40 YEARS OF AVIATION INCLUDING 37 PROFESSIONALLY AS A NAVY FIGHTER PILOT AND AN AIRLINE PILOT. I HAVE NEVER WITNESSED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I HAVE WITNESSED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF METEORS. THEY ALL SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS WHETHER OR NOT ABOVE OR BELOW AN OVERCAST.THIS OCCURRENCE SHARED NONE OF THOSE. IT WAS A TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE."