SIGHTING: CASTALIAN SPRINGS, TENNESSEE (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"I was attempting to photograph an eagle in the trees at the back of our lake property. The bird flew off high and to the south. It was a quiet cool morning, about 44 degrees and there were only a very few high thin cirrus clouds visible. I focused on trying to get pictures of the bird. There was what appeared to be a star in that direction but I hardly noticed it. It was when I zoomed in on the images to view the bird in greater detail I saw this object. It appeared round with 6 bright lights on it evenly spaced. One image showed 4 lights, one showed 5 and on showed 6; then it disappeared. I wasn't sure what the object was, but it was not a drone (altitude was too high.) It was not any type of helicopter or other conventional aircraft. I grew up on military bases and this was nothing conventional. I must admit when I zoomed in on the object is found it pretty exciting. Note: I did not zoom in so much as to cause pixelation. You can see the large bird is in focus. The object simply disappeared. I would love to see it again. Catching this on camera (camera phone) was purely accidental. I hope you can offer some insight into what this was. Thank you.Note: I am 62 years old and have never seen anything like this."