Hey All,
I’ve been following the topic for years now, and I had a sighting around 2019-20 that I’ve never been able to shake. I recently read the 4chan leak, and although it’s not verified in any regard, some things just make too much sense. For context, I lived next to Andrews AFB just outside of DC for years. I’ve been to numerous air shows, I’ve seen all types of craft over DC, and I’m even going to be Part 107 certified soon once I take the test. I’m a photographer by trade, and have plenty of experience analyzing images and perspective of different environments. The point is, I know my stuff, have a great grasp of what’s what, and know how to process info to come to a sound conclusion.
One night I was on the roof of an apartment building in DC, roughly 12 stories up, overlooking the city skyline. Due to the height, the building had a nearly mostly unobstructed view of the surrounding area which made for great scenery. As I’m looking out on the roof towards the SW, I notice an orange orb zooming across the skyline from my left to right, slightly above the buildings on a level path and at a constant velocity. It was traveling north to south, in a seemingly straight line, down the middle of the city. It kept going south, until it rose over and behind the local hills in that area of the city, maintaining a set altitude above the ground even as elevation changed. The whole thing was quick, no more than 15-20 seconds at the absolute most, likely closer to 10-12, but several things stood out.
There was no sound, absolutely none. That That’s very weird for DC, everything that flies in this airspace makes ample noise. From the planes using reverse thrust to slow down, to the MEDVAC helis and police helis that are everywhere. With how close the object was, it should’ve been heard assuming it was a manned craft. To add on to that, it had no other blinking lights, which would be required under FAA regulations for aircraft. I could tell this object was no more than 2 miles away by ground, I could see it passing in front of some buildings/objects in the background that I was familiar with. Any lights on a manned craft should undoubtedly be visible at that range.
Regarding size, it was bigger than an atv, but smaller than a minivan. It’s orange color had a very distinct aura/glow to it, you could tell the light was coming directly from the object, even if it was small in size.
I’ve included my proposed path that it took, so people get a better sense of scale, as well as a reference video that gives an idea of what I saw. The object I saw did travel slower though.
Link to reference video:
by BrandoBayern