A South Carolina witness watched a "metallic, silver, round object" near Carowinds on March 28, 2010, at about 7:30 p.m., according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

The witness stated that the object "appeared to have legs and antennas. Bright lights were flashing on both sides of object. Object seemed to be several stories up. Although there was some moderate lightning in the area, this object caught my eye because of its extremely bright flashing lights."

Carowinds is a 112-acre theme and water park that straddles the North Carolina and South Carolina state line just minutes from uptown Charlotte.

The following is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If South Carolina MUFON investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update.

South Carolina, March 28, 2010, During bad storm, spotted a metallic silver round object with flashing lights. Appeared to have some type of antennas and legs. MUFON Case # 23135.

Last Sunday in March, I was driving down Pleasant Rd towards Carowinds to meet a friend at a Target (Department Store). Time was approximately 7:30 pm.

Pleasant Rd has a mix of business locations and neighborhoods. This happened close to an industrial area / business park. Spotted a bright silver object in the sky.

It looked like it was made of metal. Could not hear any sound. There were several tornado warnings at this time and the object was slowly ascending into the storm clouds.

Appeared to have legs and antennas. Bright lights were flashing on both sides of object. Object seemed to be several stories up. Although there was some moderate lightning in the area, this object caught my eye because of its extremely bright flashing lights. I live 15 minutes away from an airport and this object was well below planes that were coming in for a landing or just leaving the airport.

I watched it until it permanently disappeared into the clouds.