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Analysis of Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings in 2014
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Iron Gate, Virginia to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- May was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Friday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 05/02/14 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the night, between the hours of 20:00 - 23:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Iron Gate, Virginia from 2014
These Iron Gate, Virginia UFO reports from 2014 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
3 fiery orange lights in formation maneuvering through the night skyline. At approximately 2240 local Eastern Time, My wife and I witnessed unidentified objects in flight from the front yard of my home in Iron Gate VA. I am an Air Traffic Control Specialist with the Federal Aviation Administration at the Roanoke Regional Airport and also a veteran who served in the US Navy.
I saw three bright fiery orange lights from the northwest direction of my home; the objects appeared to be equal in size and traveling together in a triangular formation. The surface wind was mostly calm possibly variable less than three knots, and sky conditions were clear. The objects were approximately 3 to 4 times the size of the brightest star in view.
Each light appeared to belong to a specific object and they seemed to move independently from one another, but in the same fashion remaining in a close proximity to one another in which reminded me of military aircraft in a formation flight. The light from each object was a constant; it didn’t pulse or st! robe of any sort. It didn’t change in color or appearance.
The objects didn’t seem to make any sound. The town was mostly quiet and I did not hear any aircraft engines, or rotary noises. The objects appeared to be moving southeast direction when I first saw them and were approaching the town of Iron Gate.
The objects appeared to have lateral and vertical control like an aircraft. The spacing between each object varied and they appeared to not travel in a straight line. As the objects approached the west side of Iron Gate they turned toward the southwest one at a time and seemed to climb in altitude above the mountainous terrain west of the town.
As to the speed of the objects, the only relation I can use is that of aircraft in the vicinity of an airport being tracked by air traffic radar. I speculate the objects at the time I witnessed appeared to be traveling less than +/- 150 knots. As the objects turned southwest, I lost visual contact due to terrain.
Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings From 2014 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings From 2014 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| May | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings From 2014 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings From 2014 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 05/02/14 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings From 2014 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Night | 20:00 - 23:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Iron Gate, Virginia
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Iron Gate, Virginia.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 UFO Reports | Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings in 2014 |
| 2006 | 1 UFO Reports | Iron Gate, Virginia UFO Sightings in 2006 |
All Virginia Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2014
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Virginia in 2014. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Virginia in 2014.