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© UnknownLocation of Witness Sighting and Lemoore Naval Station.
Date of Sighting: May 14, 2009
Time of Sighting: 2 AM PDT
Location of Sighting: About 10 Miles West of Lemoore, CA Naval Station (Near Fresno - See Map)

Description: My boyfriend and I were driving east on Highway 198 towards Lemoore Naval Air Base. About 10 miles west of the base we saw what might have been a large plane flying across 198 north to south about 10 feet from the ground. It would fly across the road go about 100 feet into the empty field turn around on a dime and head back on the same path it just took.

There was only one other car going west bound. We could see what we thought was a helicopter or an airplane fly up and over the passing car. There were about 6 round very bright lights. We were about a 1/4 of a mile away from the passing car when the object flew up and over the car. The lights were so bright that it lit the passing car up. We could make out the color and even the make of the passing car. That car just kept rolling westbound past us. As we approached the same spot the other car the object had just flew back over 198 on the northbound side. It went about 100 feet into the field only 10 feet from the ground when we saw it turn and come back towards the road over to the southbound side of 198. As we approached the spot the aircraft was already turned around and headed right for us level with our Ford Ranger. As we were driving it seemed to gain speed as we were in panic because it was coming right for us.

Looking at it straight on it could of been a helicopter, but when we were in it's path looking at it coming straight for us from the side it was something we never could imagine. This thing was humongous! As it was coming at us I saw 6 bright lights running across the front of it. I screamed and said: it is coming right for us and its going to crash into us. I was going 55 miles an hour and I was so scared. I punched the gas to the floor to try and get out of it's way, but it was no use as the object stayed even with my window. I thought we were dead. Just as the aircraft reached my window my boyfriend and I ducked in our car thinking it was going to hit us. As it reached us I looked up at it and the lights were so bright that I could see the outline of a what looked to be a very very large wing. It was as wide as two tractor trailers. It was silver and it was very very thin. It reached us and at the last minute it went up and over us. It then continued on over to the southbound side of 198 going about 100 feet into the field moving rather quickly and hovering only 10 feet from the ground.

That thing was so close to us if I stuck my arm out the window as it was going over I would of been able to touch those bright lights it had running all the way across it. I know for a fact we do not have any aircraft on this earth that size that can fly that close to the ground, that was that quick and that can turn on a dime like this did. Also as that huge object flew over us there was no sound whatsoever. If it was one of ours it would of been so loud from the engine. There also should of been a gust of wind that would of blew me around, but there wasn't.

Note: Obviously this craft was no airplane or helicopter. One could say that unidentified objects are a traffic safety hazard. I wouldn't want to encounter anything that would force me to duck while driving a vehicle. Good thing that it happened at a time and location with light traffic.