{"id":5071,"date":"2018-03-20T04:35:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T04:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2018-11-06T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T14:00:21","slug":"ufo-over-oak-hill-west-virginia-approximately-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/ufo-over-oak-hill-west-virginia-approximately-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"UFO over Oak Hill, West Virginia – Approximately 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"

Case File Status: Unidentified, Insufficient Evidence<\/span><\/h4>\n

Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The following UFO report was submitted to The Black Vault \/ TBV Investigations on December 19, 2017.  It was assigned to Jeremy Enfinger, TBV Investigations. <\/p>\n

Witness Testimony<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following was the original report submitted by the witness:<\/p>\n

“On estimated date of Aug 5, 2008, at 4:05 AM, I walked onto the front porch to get some fresh air. Sitting at the East bannister and looking directly over my porch portico at about a 60 degree angle-from-horizontal to the West, I observed a circle of light grow from a pinpoint to about the size of a quarter held at arms length in the span of around three seconds. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The light was bright but did not hurt my eyes. I glanced quickly to my right and saw shadows from bushes barely visible on the ground from the bright light. It was still dark and no moon was visible from my position. The bright ring of light blinked out and I could see a pinpoint of light in the center of what-had-been the circle of light that appeared to be as bright as a magnitude three star. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It was stationary for approximately 5-8 seconds, then began moving in a South-Westerly direction, gaining speed until it shot out of sight faster than the eye could follow. From start to finish the sighting seemed to last about three-to-four minutes. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Note: the date and time is only an estimation, with the time being more accurate; I did not write the date and time down after the observation.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Additional dialogue with the witness indicated the exact date and time were not remembered. The morning light was not yet visible at the time of the sighting, and no moon reflection was appreciated. The object was witnessed WNW of Oak Hill, West Virginia.<\/p>\n

Since the sighting was reported to be on or around August 5, 2008. the National UFO Reporting Center was referenced for reports near that time. Although no exact matches were identified, the following three reports possessed similar appearances, though the exact times\/locations were subject to some inconsistencies:<\/p>\n