An Arizona witness near Wellton recalled a bizarre encounter with a "hockey puck-sized UFO" during the summer of 1975 that hovered and darted around she and her sibling for 15 minutes, according to April 22, 2013, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network ( MUFON ) witness reporting database.
The witness and her brother were outside smashing cans when the object was first noticed.
"We both were suddenly aware of a hockey puck-sized UFO hovering very close by as if watching what we were doing," the witness stated. "We kept looking at it, trying to figure out if it was some sort of weird bird or huge insect as it hummed, almost like the noise that a hummingbird makes. It was NO hummingbird."
The witness described the object.
"It was shaped like a hockey puck (round), a black/dark gray, dull surface, that was not smooth looking. It looked like the color of a gun barrel but not as smooth. The object hovered, moving smoothly toward us, and then backward, it moved quickly back and forth, left and right."
The witness became "slightly fearful" that the object might harm them.
"My brother started throwing rocks at it, trying to knock it out of the air. It never landed the entire time we observed it. The object easily avoided being hit, zipping away, then back again almost as if playing with us! It never emitted any lights of any kind. It simply hovered, slightly humming/buzzing as it did. This went on for over 15 minutes, literally, as we tried to knock it out of the air!"
The object eventually moved away.
"As we started moving closer each time, running at the object and throwing rocks, it took off quickly, flying low through the desert floor, easily avoiding the native brush and bush as it flew. It came back three times. Each time, moving so fast, it was very difficult to keep track it all at once. The last time it flew off, it flew low, and then upward, quickly disappearing into the sky."
The witness had a second encounter with the object.
"A few months later, I can't remember the exact date, I was alone, biking home from a friend's house, about half a mile from home and the object, exactly the same as before. It flew up beside me as I rode my bike, moving easily with me along the road. It hovered around a foot from my face. I was terrified! I tried to go faster but it (of course) easily stayed with me. It did not do anything but simply hover/fly along with me as I biked home. Again, it was like it was observing ME! I will admit that this encounter freaked me out considerably as I was alone, still a substantial way off from my home. I did not feel safe at all. I put my head down and rode that bike as fast as it would go, refusing to look at the object any longer. I don't know exactly when it took off, but when I got to the driveway and looked up, it was gone."
No images or videos were included with MUFON Case 46899. Wellton is a town in Yuma County, AZ, population 1,862.
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The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Arizona MUFON State Director Jim Mann investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com .
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