Ohio UFO Sightings in 1988

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Huge craft with lights moving slowly about 20-30 feet off the ground.

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We saw a blue/white light in the same spot for nearly 2 hours, then it shot off to the north at amazing speed I was in high school when we saw it. Can't remember the exact year, but it had to be between 1987 and 1989. Three of us were driving around the Woodland area of Mansfield, OH on a very clear night, just happy to be out of the house and hanging out.

For well over an hour, we could all clearly see a brilliant blue/white light in the sky. It appeared to be a bright star, or perhaps a planet. It was fairly high in the sky, not near the horizon at all.

Again, after seeing it for more than an hour in the same exact spot we thought it could only be a celestial object. However, after a while we were driving down a road and saw it through the windshield.and suddenly it shot off to the north/northeast at incredible speed.

It went so fast that it left a blue/white streak halfway across the sky before it disappeared. At first we thought it was a meteor, but upon reflection realized it could not be--what meteors are blue/white and stay in the same spot for nearly 2 hours before they move? Much later, a few years after graduating from college, I saw one of the friends again and they remembered the strange events as clearly as I did. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate.

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Disk shaped ufo sighting preceeded by unusual claps of thunder and light-bubbles rising above a horizon of trees. At 9:30pm I began to hear unusual sounds of thunder which where consistent in pitch, tone, and duration. As the thunder continued to rumble at consistent interavels I decided to look out on the back porch to check for a possible thunderstorm approaching.

Instead, I saw in the distance a bright off-white dome of light rise beyond the trees, which seemingly shed no light on surrounding objects in spite of it's brightness. After a few seconds the bubble-like dome of light slowly descended back into the horizon of trees. This light did not seem to be an object, but it appeared to be some type of energy concentration.

I stared mezmerized in the direction of the light for minutes when it then ascended back into view more quickly. This time when it dropped out of view again a rapidly spinning object with blue and off-white lights quickly came up into the sky just above the trees. It appeared to wobble a bit, but it was spinning very fast.

It only was in view for a few moments before it flew off into the sky and out of sight faster than anything I could comprehend. The object seemed to come up from an area known as Dean's Hollow, which was located about a mile from where I was, but I can't say for sure if it did or not. However, I saw what I saw.

The whole experience lasted about 10 minutes, and it absolutely terrified me. I was only 10 years old at the time.

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Ball of light enters van, in Richland county,Ohio I am a retired decorate Police Sergeant, I hold an Associate, Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees in Criminal Justice Administration. During September of 1988, my ex-wife and I were driving from a police training school.I was driving my Ford Econoline conversion van E/B on State route 30 just outside of Mansfield,Ohio.

The event occurred as follows. I was driving and my ex-wife asked me the time. I looked at the clock in the dash and told her.

The time was about 15 - 10 minutes till 11 PM.At that moment there was a brilliant, white light flash. It was so bright that it filled the entire windshield.

I yelled "What the hell was that?!!" My ex-wife immediately started screaming. I looked at her and saw what appeared to be a blue/white ball of light floating in midair between the dash and her seat. The ball of light silently went to the right, and it disolved through the door panel.

We were both stunned!! It reappeared in an instant and resummed its same position. As the ex-wife screamed the ball of light reacted to her screams.The ball of light rapidly moved back and forth, as if it were on a track.

I stared at the ball of light and saw that it was actually comprised of a large grapefruit size sphere of light. This sphere was orbited at its equator by at least (6) six smaller balls of light. This ball of light, did as the first sphere did, it moved to and through the closed door panel on the passenger's side of the van.

This whole event took a matter of seconds to occur, yet, between 15 and 330,30 minutes had passed!1 I NEVER STOPPED DRIVING THE VAN!!! I NEVER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. I have no explanation of what this was or what occured during the "missing time." I can only report what occurred.

My ex-wife did a drawing of the balls of light when we got back to her apartment in Canton. I have not seen her for a number of years, I don't know where she is or whatever happened to the drawing. ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate.

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While driving on ST. RT. 61 between Shelby and Plymouth I spotted a huge triangle shaped object.

While driving North on 61 between Shelby and Plymouth myself and two children spotted a triangle shaped craft. It had a bright amber colored light on the front corner. It headed North east.

When we got to Plymouth we spotted it again coming over the town. only then it had more colored lights. It was huge.

I tried to get a police officer to get out of his car and see the craft that I was able to spot coming toward us between 2 buildings, of course he thought I was joking and he wouldn't. Then all of the sudden it disappeared. Like it just turned the lights off with a switch.

It made no noise. This thing was huge. I wish I could remember more fully the details.

It was over 30 years ago.

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2 Lights Over Lake Erie - 1988 My report is actually from the late 80s. Maybe 1987 or 88. We live very close to Lake Erie.

I can see it from my house. My dad and sister both witnessed 2 lights in the sky. both hovering over the Lake.

The number of witnesses would be 3. You could say 4 because it was a neighbor lady who called us up to asked us if we saw what she was seeing. She has since passed away.

She lived right on the lake. We lived right across the street. The Street is called Lake shore blvd.

We walked across the street while my dad stayed on our porch. They stayed in one spot for a long time. Sometimes they would appear to get closer.

I remember being ready to run if it got to close.lol. While one stayed still the other one started moving way over us.

My dad watched it as it passed over him. completely silent. At this time it was pretty high up there.

I don't know if I can give you an accurate measurement. It went up into the sky completely vanishing out of site. The other light.

My memory has faded some on this. I think it to disappeared somewhere over the lake. I think our sighting might of been in the summer.

I'm Most certian they were NOT helicopters. As I said. They were both completely silent.

I found a story UFO story online that happened in 1988 which could be related to what I saw because its close to the same year. The UFO story happened in Eastlake Ohio which is the city right next to me. I would also like to post a link to a YOUTUBE video I posted that is from another UFO spotted over Lake Erie in the city of Euclid Ohio.

which is another city close to me. This is a recent case. The video is from 3/11/2010.

The video is a news story from MSNBC. The 1980s Eastlake Ohio Case. http://www.

ufocasebook.com/coastguard1988.html MSNBC - UFO Spotted Over Lake Erie Near Euclid Ohio 3/11/2010 http://www.

youtube.com/watch?v=ed_d9we588I ((NUFORC NOTE: Witness indicates that date of the sighting is approximate. PD)).

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I had an encounter with something not of this world. I had a encounter with something not of this world. At the time i was very young.

What ever it ws communicated with me through its mind, wanted me to go with it. Five year later me and my mom was watch something on tv, and some guy in the military had an encounter and submitted a picture of the extraterrestrial. That's when i knew what it was.

It communitcated with its mind, no words what so ever. ((NUFORC Note: Date of event may be approximate, although the witness does not indicate that fact. PD)).

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THREE ROUND SILVER CIRCLES, THEY JUST HUNG IN THE AIR, THEY STAYED STILL FOR A COUPLE OF MIN THEN DISAPPEARED. THE THREE SILVER CIRCLE FORM A TRIANGLE. MY SON AND I WITNESS WHILE STANDING ON OUR BACK PORCH.

THE SKY WAS CLEAR WITH NO CLOUDS.

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1 light split into 3,hovered, then flew away Saw a bright light remaining still above the horizon while I was looking out my bedroom window. It caught my attention because it was larger and brighter than a normal airplane light. I figured the plane was flying with its landing gear on.

Then the one light became 3 distinct lights. One flew away to the left and at the same time one flew away to the right. Seconds after that the center light flew over our house.

My bedroom window looks over the Cuyahoga Valley towards Cuyahoga Falls. Not sure what the heck it was, but it was anything I'd ever seen before. ((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate.

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Large Flat Bottom Boat / Lite, Green Lights / Awesome Seen Heli chopter height, Looked like flat bottom boat, hovering about nursing home, in Kingsville, Ohio. Awesome. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate.

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