'Night Lights' And Real Craft Over Augusta, Georgia

There is progress to report! A local TV station in Augusta, GA produced a report about UFO sightings that was serious and objective.

The report was not hyped too much, but it was mentioned on air the weekend before it was aired. On the CBS affiliate’s web site, the 2-part story is labeled ‘News 12 Special Assignment: "Night Lights"’. The reporter is Richard Rogers, who has been a reporter and news anchor on Augusta TV for many years.

The report aired after the weather report, at about 11:15 PM on Monday, May 4, 2009. It is viewable online at http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/44338542.html

The report focuses on the sighting of 5 orbs, by 2 ex-military 20-somethings. Here are some excerpts from the report, used under the Fair Use doctrine, for Educational purposes:


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Augusta, GA

” . . . on a busy stretch of Wrightsboro road between the mall and Daniel Field.

"One sphere, 2 spheres, 3,4,5," . . .

“The lights looked to be a few miles away just above the treetops. Red glowing orbs. Ten seconds later they disappeared.”

"They were gone, then another 30 degrees over in the sky there were two more of them," . . ." And that process repeated itself again and they went out and they were gone."

"And it stayed lit maybe 6,7,8, seconds and then it blinked out. Then all the sudden it was over here but there was only 2 of 'em. And to travel that distance that fast within literally a second or 2. No, nothing I've ever seen could do it."”

“Way too big” to be an airplane. “Oddly strange and large in size.”

Two separate sightings, about a week apart. However, no date or other information about the time of the sightings was given. Also, I was unable to ascertain the direction of the lights relative to the main thoroughfare mentioned.

A poll conducted in 2008 Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University was mentioned. It showed only 1/3 of respondents believe aliens have visited Earth.

“So, what did they see? Casey will only say "Lights."
That's about as far as he's willing to go with it.”

“Whatever it was- they did some research and found the same reports have been documented- for years. Right here in our night sky.
Casey says, "There have been state troopers that have seen it, there have been military that have seen it."”

The reporter stated there are 32,000 videos on You Tube under the search term ‘2008 UFO sightings’. Occurrences with NASA’s Space Shuttle were included.

A local astronomer from across the Savannah River was consulted for the story. This is in fact the same astronomer mentioned in the newspaper article highlighted in my March 2 posting, about the ‘Bolide’ that was reported in the Augusta newspaper late last year. This is interesting that he would appear in this TV news report. Here is part of the dialogue:

(News 12): "So have you ever seen anything you couldn't explain?"

Astronomer: "I have. I know when I was younger, I saw some kind of a light that appeared to rise up, hover for a while and then take off quickly in one direction."

(News 12 ): “So what would capture your attention in a sighting?"

Astronomer: "Something that appeared to be moving in one direction in the sky and suddenly appear to move in another direction. I've heard a number of reports of those kinds of things and they're usually the ones that are unexplainable."

The report returned to the sighting on Wrightsboro Road.

“News 12 got an e-mail from a local businessman who saw the lights too. He even diagrammed the cluster for us . . .. His diagram matches Kenny and Casey's description very closely.”

The astronomer mentions how the Hubble Space Telescope was aimed at “kind of an empty area” of the sky, the size of a postage stamp at arms length, for 10 days. Some 1,500 galaxies were revealed. That was in 1995. Some of the galaxies were 10 billion light-years away.

A link was provided to a beautiful short video on the Hubble Deep Field program: http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/hubble_deep_field/

“It may be enough to make you wonder, how could we be ---- alone?”


The report brought a comment the next day from someone who had a sighting in the Spring of 1994, a little south of Wrightsboro Road. “Same red lights”. At least a mile in diameter, “and the red lights were just a blinking going around and round in a circle just above the tree tops, slowly moving down gordon hwy. Till they dissappeared about 15 minutes later.”

Congratulations to WRDW TV for a strong report. To read the entire transcript, and watch both videos, go to www.wrdw.com


If a local news station has run a similar report recently in your area, I sure would like to know about. This may be part of something larger.


On March 18, 2009, I recorded (that is, copied from the MUFON ‘Last 20 Reports’ page), the following report. It was dated as occurring on March 17, 2009, “around 8 PM”. What follows is the entire report, unedited, as it was reported to MUFON online. If I didn’t live across the river in SC, I might have ignored this report.

I did not witness this ‘event’.

“ Me and 2 of my friends were sitting on a bench in front of my tattoo shop on Wrightsboro Rd having a conversation about RC cars. One of my friends also works for me here at the shop. Last week he told a few of us at the shop that he had seen some orange/yellow lights in the sky last Tuesday night. We laughed it off as a plane or shooting star. As we were talking tonight he yelled out "Look! Look in the sky over there, there it is, the lights I saw last week"! Me and my other friend looked up at the sky to find the "Lights". It took 1-2 seconds and we saw them. 5 clustered orange/yellowish lights were lite up for 5-7 seconds. Then thy dimmed out, not fast but not slow. At first I thought it was fireworks but they didn't dim out like fireworks do nor were they falling. They stayed in the same spot for around 8-10 seconds total. About 10 seconds after they were gone they appeared again in the sky but a lot father away than first time? They were only lit for a few seconds that time. We tried to explain it to each other and figure out what it was but can not come to a logical explanation as to what it could have been. My friend called the news station the first time it happened and was told they would look into it. Nothing came of it. I told him to call them again and tell them we all saw the lights tonight. They told him that they had several other calls about the same lights we saw tonight and that they would be coming to interview us tomorrow. Both times that the lights were seen were on Tuesdays at or around 8pm. The light looked like they were around 10-15 miles away from us. “

Was there a discrepancy in the perceived distance of ‘the lights’?



Another event occurred in the skies west of Augusta on December 17, 2008. There were 3 separate reports filed with MUFON. The first, filed the next day, had the title “Husband and I seen 3 amber lights one larger hovering, while we were in our outdoor spa, then I seen later very long line of star like planes”.

About the ‘star like planes’, “Then there appeared other objects in the sky that resembled Flickering stars flying darting in the sky, at times as many as 6 or 7 appeared darting, dont know where they came from.”

“I stayed to witness more star-like things racing across the sky. Then I heard coming from the direction of our airport what sounded like a large airplane, I looked in the diredtion of the noise and seen what resembled a row of stars flickering on and off following one another, It seemed to go on for a minute or two. It sounded like all the flickerings made one NOISE.”

The husband later told her the 1 large and 2 smaller hovering lights he saw were red.


The second report, filed on Dec. 19, was entitled “short duration amber colored lights”. Below follows the entire report, unedited, as it was reported to MUFON online.

“ at approx 6;37pm on Wednesday night I pulled into a filling station and began pumping fuel into my car. I noticed several peculiar looking amber lights in the southern sky about 30 degrees above the horizon. That placed the lights above the Fort Gordon Military Reservation.
The lights were obvious even through a barren tree and power lines partiall obscured the field of vision. At first I thought the lights may have been fireworks or perhaps flares but the color of the lights were unusually pure color and did not "flicker" as do illumination or anti-missile flares.
The first lights exhibited short-range movenment and fadded away within 4 to 5 seconds, They all dissappeared within a second of each other.
Then about 4 seconds later another 3 lights appeared (also Amber in color) equadistant from each other in a horizontal plane but exhibited variable relative motion so I do not think they were connected to each other. Then a fourth amber light appeared and crossed in front of the other three in a left to right motion. There may have been a slight "trail" behind this light. After approx 5 seconds each light fadded away, also within 1 or 2 seconds of each other.
I suspect that these lights were in fact conventional objects in that they appeared to be incandescent in nature, even though they were of a very pure color with no sparks. It is entirely conveivable it was a re-entry of a satellite viewed as it approached the observer. “

I don’t get the final sentence. It doesn’t make sense.


The third report, submitted on Christmas Day 2008, was also dated as occurring on Dec. 17. The report appears below in its entirety unaltered from the original submission to MUFON:

“ At 6:41 i was in my car with my girlfriend leaving Augesta tec when we both saw four amber light. The lights appered all at the same time and they got brighter and moved apart from each other and then disappered. Then the four lights appered agian and did the same thing agian but in a different part of the ski. I was so shocked i almost crashed so i pulled over and called the sherrif's dept. There was no sound that i could hear “

This simple bitmap at the top of this post was also submitted with this report.

Location of the Main Campus of the Augusta Technical College:

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Filers Files noticed these reports as well. Part of their weekly report:
“A MUFON-GA member near Augusta also observed several star-like amber lights in the southern sky over Fort Gordon the same night. These lights demonstrated short range movements then faded away in 4-5 seconds. The witness had the impression that it may have been conventional objects.”


Fort Gordon was in the news in the last few months as a location where surveillance of international telephone calls made by US Service Members was conducted.

Hey Senor, who needs a stinking badge? Or some warrant?


Of course, most sightings are not reported anywhere. Here are some more defined occurrances from the Augusta side of the Savannah River:

Occurred : 1/28/2009 22:00 (Entered as : 01/28/09 22:00) Reported: 1/28/2009 8:15:45 PM 20:15 Posted: 3/19/2009 Location: Appling, GA Shape: Triangle Duration:15 minutes

Two triangular objects just above the tree line. This just happen! My son & I walked outside from our house & instantly noticed two bright white light formations just above the tree line to the east of our home. My son went to the garage bonus room & brought out his girlfriend to witness what we were seeing. The objects were clearly triangular in shape, made no noise at all, & no movement. I walked inside to retrive my cell phone as to take a picture in which I did but they look like faint white lights at best. I called my daughter whom was upstairs yet before she could make it out side we watched these objects rise about a 1/2 mile straight up & then shoot of to the right at a speed that I can only explain as immpossible. What was this?

Occurred : 4/16/2008 12:45 (Entered as : 04/16/2008 12:45) Reported: 4/11/2008 11:05:26 AM 11:05 Posted: 6/12/2008 Location: Augusta, GA Shape: Triangle Duration:10 seconds

Flasing triangular lights in rural Georgia On I-20W I was driving heading towards Atlanta. I had just stopped in Augusta to get gas at least 15 minutes before. I saw deer and put on my high beams in order to spot them in the road. After driving 15 minutes I saw a triangular shape on the opposite side of the road facing me. It flashed its lights (which were under the aircraft) and then it was darkness for about 2 seconds. Then it flashed its lights again and I got a clearer look at it. The Aircraft was hovering over the tree on the opposite side and it seemed to standing still. The aircraft appeared to be very high tech and it made no noise as I passed. I didn't fear at all I just kept driving but I knew it was not from here.

On July 8, 2007, this report was filed about an event in Martinez, north of Augusta, at the Thurmond Dam on the Savannah River. It is complete.
Time and date of occurrence: June 20, 2002 11:20 PM

“ Was at Thurmond Lake with my girlfriend. It was night and we were sitting at the edge of water looking at the Corps of Engineers hydro electric dam. There are lots of lights on it there is a road on top of it too. We noticed a huge white light that hovered for about 20 minutes or so, and the whole time we kept talking trying to figure out what it could possibly be. Then it just took off so fast vertical and was gone in few seconds, my girlfriend instantly started crying and did so the whole way home. “

“Another I saw was in the same area of lake. Me and my brother and a friend were bowfishing as we have for many years, It was night time again. I had just shot a fish and was bent down by the water getting fish off my arrow, When I saw the whole lake light up and huge light reflection in the water. Then my brother and friend start screaming did you see that, they saw huge glowing light speeding fast overhead. “


Here's a familiar scenario:

Occurred : 4/8/2006 23:00 (Entered as : 040806 23:00) Reported: 4/8/2006 9:27:20 PM 21:27 Posted: 5/15/2006 Location: Augusta, GA Shape: Light Duration:few seconds

Group of flashing rapidly moving lights I have been seeing this for roughly a year. What happens is at certain times of the month several lights will appear, moving around the sky in unison and flash on and off while doing so. I have had several other people see it with me at times and they all agree with me that it seems like it is being flown in such a manor, definatly not stars or weather balloons or aircraft ( there are several airports in this area including one that has some military craft at it). I finally decided to file this in the hopes some else around here is seeing it.

Occurred : 12/20/2003 23:45 (Entered as : 12/20/2003 23:45) Reported: 12/28/2003 8:27:10 PM 20:27 Posted: 1/17/2004 Location: Augusta, GA Shape: Disk Duration:<5>

One disc streaks in contacts another disc, both speed off. Was driving down Gordon Hwy. going home, had just got off work. I spotted a disc moving very slowly across the sky. Then out of no where, I saw a bright green streak heading towards the disc. I then realized the green streak was another disc. The green glow seem to spread out and vanish. The green disc then game to a dead stop and it seemed to send flashing signals to the first disc. They both moved in the same direction, then they just sped off in seperate directions, one looked like it was going straight up while the other disappeared off the horizon.

Occurred : 9/14/2000 02:00 (Entered as : 9/14/00 02:00) Reported: 9/19/2000 21:39 Posted: 3/21/2003 Location: Augusta, GA Shape: Cone Duration:3 min's

Unknow object hovering over Air Port in Augusta Ga., this was no aircraft such as a plane or helicopter etc! Leaving for home while driving by Daniel Village Airport, notice a object hovering above the south end of the air port. Est. this object was approximately two to three hunderd foot above the airport, was able to see 3 color windows in the object. As I went to stop and position my car to get a better look at the object, it took off to the south-east rotation as it, seems as I stopped, It new someone was watching it! The sky behind this object was somewhat fogged, this may it hard to determined the distance away the object was, just guessing about 300 - 450 yards away! Windows were down in my car and no sound or any thing was heard as the object left the air port and the area!

Occurred : 6/15/1995 11:30
Reported: 1/19/2008 5:42:48 PM 17:42
Location: Thomson, GA
Shape: Oval
Duration:15 seconds
Daytime metallic silver oval object in McDuffie County (Thomson) GA.
{Just NW of Ft. Gordon}

Traveling down the highway in the backseat I had this weird feeling and I looked out the window and my eyes went directly to this beautiful metallic silver oval object with no windows or anything on it, It was around the size of probably a small home and at the altitude of a lite aircraft, not far away at all really. It just seemed to be stuck in time not moving at all. I watched it intently almost as if I had no control... until it bolted into the only cloud in the bright blue sky not to return. The speed it traveled was unreal, more of a blur really and at a sharp downward angle. Amazingly it's speed seemed to be instantaneous. Example: like going 0 mph to lighting speed. No one else has ever mentioned seeing this object in the area or County, nor was it in the local town newspaper but it did indeed occur as clear as day.

(Object was located over the Belle Meade Country Club Golf Course right passed the local Airport . . .)



1987-7-24 - An ovoid shaped object hovered over US Route 301 in Savannah River, Georgia {crossing from Allendale} not far from the Savannah River nuclear facility. It had green and orange bands of color alternating from the top and bottom. (Source: Michael Hitt, Georgia UFO Phenomenon 1947-1987, p. 84).



Occurred : 7/19/1968 23:00
Reported: 7/13/2006 6:02:37 PM 18:02

Location: Martinez, GA
Shape: Disk
Duration:25 mins

Summer of 68 around 11pm.The moons glow so bright and the stars filled the night sky.

My family and I lived on a farm. With many live stock and cattle. We'd been cleaning the cattle yard and pens.Raking and burning pinestraw and debree. It was getting really late ...

my dad knew it was past my brothers and my bedtime. But, chores had to be done.

He said shouldn't take much longer.We had started late and was late getting through.

When something so strange in the sky captured our eye. It shifted to side then up and down. As it got closer almost touching the tree tops. And the object as big ...

then a roof top to be. It was spining circular motion. Bright round lights that ...
seemed to be all around its ship.Beautiful sparkling gold ufo. It was like nothing on this earth. I had a calm feeling come over me. It slowly aired down above the fire. The cows and horses standing near by and my mother, father and brother ... were like frozen in time.

Nothing moved,nor made a sound.I looked on as the round door underneath this object.

Begin to open sliding over. It reached the fires heat and the door closed shut.

Lifting back up and over again.And back the direction it came.

My father said OMG Lord No ... kids we never saw that thing! Right mom? mom agreed with daddy.My dad looked at his wristwatch ... time had stopped for 25 mins. We went in the house and a good hour and 1.2 had gone by.

A few weeks later ... 2 strange men in business suits came to visit our house.

Dad said never mind what they wanted. Although daddy didn't know but,momma let my brother and I call the radio station that night and report the UFO.

I swear with all the life in me this story is REAL and as God as my witness.

Came from something other then earth. But,where?



Occurred : 7/7/1968 20:00
Reported: 8/2/2007 6:16:38 PM 18:16

Location: Augusta, GA
Shape: Triangle
Duration:10 minutes
We saw a never explained dark large triangular object, hanging still and silently in the night sky over our backyard.

Three pre-teen boys and their older sister were the witnesses.

The boys tumbled into the house from playing, white as sheets, and the two younger prodded the oldest to talk to me the "big sister" babysitting for the evening. I listened impatiently as the oldest stuttered out that there was something HUGE up in the sky blocking the stars and it was a triangle and it wasn't high up but it wasn't low either and there were stars all around it and it WASN'T MAKING ANY NOISE and ended with, "we're scaaared!". (I'm not sure if I remember he noticed lights or not).

I laughed and said I would check it out and they pleaded with me not to, but I told them mom and dad wouldn't believe us unless I saw it, too.

I looked outside and up and it was exactly as he said. A big black triangular void with no noise and no movement and no emissions, yet stars all around it. I also noticed a complete absence of bugs, birds or pets making any noise and that's when I really creeped out and fear overcame my curiosity and I backed into the house slowly, keeping my eye on the unknown object.

It seemed like it was no more than a couple of hundred feet up which would mean I should be able to hear something!

My parents thought we made it all up of course and suggested it might be a weather balloon or experimental aircraft from Bush Field Airport or Fort Gordon Military Base. I never believed that.

When I saw the stealth bomber years later it reminded me of it, although this had what appeared to be equal angles (equilateral) but again, there was no noise, no movement, and no emissions. Just a big black triangular void that was definitely a solid object silently hanging in the air. I don't remember seeing lights, but my brothers might, I'm going to ask them when I get a chance. ”



“The last of the early memos I want to show you is from Robins Air Force Base in Macon, Georgia, dated July 9, 1951. It describes a ten minute aerial UFO encounter that took place in the early afternoon. The pilot, a first lieutenant, was flying an F-51 on a routine flight from Lawson AFB in Columbus, Georgia. Not far from Augusta, he encountered an object that was "flat on top and bottom and appearing from a front view to have rounded edges and slightly beveled." At one point the object dived while in front of the pilot’s view. When it did so, it appeared "completely round and spinning in a clockwise direction."
The amount of detail on this report is remarkable. It continues: "From front view as object dived observer noted small spots on the object ...Object did not appear to be aluminum. Only 1 object observed. Solar white. No vapor trails or exhaust or visible system of propulsion. Described as traveling at tremendous speed." The object eventually "disappeared under his plane."
Not only was this for an extended duration, but the pilot got to within 300 to 400 feet of the object. He estimated its size at about 10 to 15 feet in diameter. This object was moving very fast. According to the report, the pilot thought the object was moving at the speed of a jet. He felt a "disturbance in the air described as a bump when object passed under plane.... Pilot flew in combat in Europe for 12 months 1944-1945. Pilot considered by associates to be highly reliable, of mature judgement and a creditable observer."
Richard Dolan - From UFO Secrecy Part 2 2005

We don’t know one-millionth of 1% about anything. Thomas Edison