What Happened
At 10:30 p.m. on July 6, 2026, a couple was driving along the main road in Collinsville, Connecticut, on their way home after a warm evening. The woman was looking out the window as her husband drove when he called out nervously, “It’s a plane!” Ahead of them, a large, disc-shaped object, bigger than a car, rose to the height of the forest trees.
The object was rounded, with two red lights at its ends that appeared to be at a very low level, as well as dimmer gray lights around it. It moved slowly, crossed the road at an angle of about 45 degrees, and seemed to pass from left to right without making a sound. The witness recalled that they felt “a chill” and decided not to stop, but to keep driving.
Context and Significance
The report came from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), an open database of unverified sightings. Reports of illuminated discs are common, but most remain unexplained. In this case, the reported characteristics—a size greater than a car, a height level with the forest trees, and slow, silent movement—point to an event that warrants further investigation, especially given the object’s location near a reservoir, where viewing conditions and reflected light can create optical effects.
Why Is This Interesting?
The report describes an object with unusual flight characteristics: it made no sound, moved slowly, and traveled in a straight line. Its red and gray lights also made it difficult to identify as a conventional commercial or military aircraft. The fact that the couple were the only two people on an empty road adds to the mystery and highlights how difficult it is to explain the sighting as an ordinary vehicle.
Summary
So far, no additional information has emerged to verify the case: there is no video footage and no other testimony from the area. The sighting therefore remains an unverified eyewitness account, inviting readers to consider the possibilities, from observational errors to rare natural phenomena.
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The report was originally filed in English and Spanish and is reproduced here in our own words.
