The Sighting
On November 16, 2011, at about 6 p.m., a local driver was returning from work in Berlin, Wisconsin, on a winding road through White River Marsh. The road was dark, tracing a series of S-curves through a remote area with only four houses nearby.
During the drive, the motorist noticed a parked vehicle on the roadside with its lights on, an unusual sight in the marsh. The driver watched it in the rearview mirror and, around the third bend, spotted something unexpected.
A Rounded Object
Where the parked vehicle had been, the driver saw a series of vertical rectangular lights against complete darkness. They illuminated a rounded, gray-toned object about as tall as a tree. The entire surface was not visible; only the upper and lower lines of light could be seen. The driver made out a faint halo around it, like the glow around a streetlight on a cloudy night.
The Lights’ Behavior
The driver described seven or eight rectangular lights in a slightly curved row, reinforcing the impression that the object was round. After a few seconds, the lights began going out one by one, as if being drawn behind a curtain. Once they went dark, a brief flash appeared, like an airplane light at midnight, followed by complete darkness.
The Driver’s Reaction
Stunned, the driver exclaimed, “Oh my God!” and continued at about 10 km/h, keeping their eyes on the object. The driver said they had heard aircraft that evening and remembered hearing aircraft on previous nights as well.
Context and Significance
The sighting took place in a remote part of Wisconsin, where reports of unusual aerial phenomena are not uncommon. Military and civilian aircraft are often seen as lights in places like this. But the object’s circular shape, faint halo, and rectangular lights framed by darkness make for a distinctive puzzle, especially since no aircraft or hot-air balloon was reported at the same time.
Summary
This is an unverified eyewitness account of a rounded gray object lit by vertical rectangular lights that disappeared suddenly. Without further evidence, the event remains unexplained, but the detailed description evokes both natural light phenomena and possible technological explanations.
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The report is based on the personal account of a single eyewitness, with no video or additional measurements.
