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Texas witness says low flying UFO was square with four lights

A Texas witness at Austin reported two encounters with a low flying, square-shaped UFO with four lights that emitted a low humming sound beginning about 9:25 p.m. on June 25, 2014, according to testimony in Case 57373 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness was driving westbound on an Austin street when the object was first seen.

“I observed what appeared to be a square, low-flying object approaching me from the east,” the witness stated. “There were four unwavering lights, two red and two yellow. There was very little space between the lights, giving the appearance of a compact square. Strangely, it seemed that one of the sides was its leading edge, not one of the angles.”

The low flying, square object was reported to have a low humming sound as it moved overhead. Pictured: Street scene in Austin, TX. (Credit: Google)
The low flying, square object was reported to have a low humming sound as it moved overhead. Pictured: Street scene in Austin, TX. (Credit: Google)

The witness slowed down for a better look.

“As the object flew over me, I watched it in the rear view mirror until it was no longer visible. I turned right and drove about one-quarter mile south, stopping at the mailboxes on the corner to retrieve the day’s mail.”

The witness then spotted the object again just as he was getting out of his vehicle.

“I noticed what appeared to be the same object, but now coming from the south (i.e., from behind me). It seemed to be about 300 feet in altitude and traveling about 25 mph. It made a slight humming noise. I watched as it flew above me and continued south until it again disappeared from sight, about one-quarter mile further south.”

The witness tried to rule out known objects.

“At first I thought it might be a model airplane, but the lights were too big and the hum was not characteristic of any model airplane I’ve ever been near. Plus, I’ve never known model airplanes to be flown in the evening. I discounted the possibility of small aircraft due to the non-blinking lights and lack of noise. I wondered if it was a drone, but since they are used for strictly military purposes – as far as I know – I didn’t think they would have lights.”

The square UFO appeared to be traveling about 300 feet in the air and moving along at about 25 mph when the Austin, TX, witness saw it. Pictured: Street scene in Austin. (Credit: Google)
The square UFO appeared to be traveling about 300 feet in the air and moving along at about 25 mph when the Austin, TX, witness saw it. Pictured: Street scene in Austin. (Credit: Google)

The witness also believes that the non-aerodynamic design is unusual.

“The square appearance and the fact that it was traveling with one of the sides forward, not one of the corner angles, seems curiously non-aerodynamic. I kept searching my mind for an explanation but, having come up with nothing, decided to file this report.”

Austin is the capital of Texas and the seat of Travis County, population 865,504. Texas has a current UFO Alert Rating of 3 with a high number of recent reports nationally. Texas had 30 UFO reports in May 2014 – the 4th highest reporting state – while California had 102 reports as the highest reporting state. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

The UFO Alert Rating System is based on five levels – 1 through 5 – where states with 150 or more reports for the month are rated an Alert 1; states with 100 or more reports are rated an Alert 2; 25 reports or more for the month are rated an Alert 3; 13 or more reports are rated an Alert 4; and those states with less than 13 reports for the month are an Alert 5.

Roger Marsh

Roger Marsh is a UFO writer and content developer. He is Director of Communications for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) where he manages media contact, rights and permissions, and content development for television, film, documentary, radio, print and stage. Roger is a MUFON case researcher for History channel’s “Hangar 1: The UFO Files.” He is editor of the monthly international MUFON UFO Journal, executive producer of the weekly “MUFON UFO Traffic Report” radio show; serves as the MUFON webmaster; reporter for the daily “UFO Traffic Report” in web and audio formats; and publisher of the “MUFON Books” imprint. He is the author of Sacred Dialogue, editor of Silent Invasion, and co-editor of Ron Paul Speaks. Roger was featured in the 2015 season premiere episode of Destination America's "Monsters & Mysteries in America." Roger and his wife, Joyce, live in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, restoring a 1910 Pennsylvania four-square.

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  1. Interesting that finally I found a story, someone who may seen the same square shaped ufo as I did when I was a child. I hardly ever tell anyone about it. I was with my parents leaving a mall a little after closing time. When parents gasped looking above the mall a large square shaped object with different colored lights hovering over the mall. I was small so I thought it was pretty, the lights. It moved very slow, my parents were nervous and quickly got in the car and drove off. This happend in the early 80 s. In ma.

  2. ive seen a square ufo with red lights on each corner and strobing white lights with 3 extremely powerful spotlights going through clouds at about 1 am on a very cloudy night and i cant find anything like it on the internet

  3. I saw a square ufo in the 90’s hovering about as high as street lamps. My friend pointed it out as we went numb looking at it. It shone spot lights in the court. It then turned pointing slightly up and took of extetremely fast. When it turned and pointed up it made a strange almost robotic sound, other then that it was quite. I don’t tell many people for fear of disbelief. Im 31 I must have been about 10 or 12 but remember like it was yesterday

  4. Saw a square UFO back in 2004 in Calabasas, CA, the object was low flying and had no lights it was around 10pm, as described in the story it was flying with a side foward not at a angle, the object looked perfectly square and in my opinion it was huge. I watched this thing for 15 minutes and just kept asking myself if i was seeing things.

  5. Just saw an object with 4 lights last night. It was completely stationary in the sky with 4 lights. 2 red and 2 green in a square pattern. The green lights were blinking. It hovered for about 5 minutes then the green lights turn s red and the thing took of south. Didn’t rise or fall just stayed on the same plane and as fast. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen

  6. I had a dream a few nights ago…I was standing by the local Kmart and I looked up and the once blue sky was now completely dark. I could see all the universes, stars, the colored matter. A square shaped ufo was hovering there. It was made of two squares attached at the corners.

  7. I umm…I saw a bunch of small red light over my apartments and I told my mom to look and she saw it,it didn’t look like an airplane and it didn’t even make a sound it was just floating it just looked like the same color of the sky I thought it was some type of aircraft from the military or something but it wasn’t something i’ve ever seen.It just floated away like nothing going far aweay stil seeing it until it disappeared.

  8. In January of 1985 I was was traveling east bound on 1-70 between Gypsum and Edwards Colorado at 3:00am. It was a cold clear night, looking in my rear view mirror I seen four solid red lights in a square pattern approximately 100’ above the highway approaching From the rear. It slowly caught up to my pickup and went over the top of me. I pulled off the road , stopped, got out to investigate, there was nothing there , it had left sight within seconds. I pulled into a open gas station and ask if helicopters patrol night , he looked at me like I was crazy, I left and don’t like to bring it up to people. Has anyone else seen these lights?

  9. I along with a few other guys saw a square shaped ufo in the charlottesville Va area back in summer of 1988. It was on its axis so to speak so it appeared like a diamond. It was just after dusk. It had four white lights in the corners and in the center was one blue light and and one red light, which were both blinking, similar to how the caution lights in a school some would blink, as the four white corner lights did not blink. The think was over a field and was landing at a diagonal 45 degree type patter. It made absolutely no no ice what so ever.

  10. Back in the summer in 1988, I was hanging out one night with a few other guys in the Charlottesville Va area. We all saw a square shaped ufo. It was on its axis, so to speak, so it appeared like a diamond. It was just after dusk. It had four white lights in the corners and in the center was one blue light and and one red light, which were both blinking, similar to how the blinking caution lights in a school zone would blink, as the four white corner lights did not blink. The think was over a field and was landing at a diagonal 45 degree type patter. It made absolutely no noise what so ever. I stopped the car to check it out, we were on a little country lane and do not remember any other cars. Part of me wanted to get out of the car and run over and check it out, but i kept thinking in my head all the possible scenarios that could result if I had done so. The other guys in the car told me not to go check it out, I reluctantly listened to them, even though I knew they might be right ..I regret not running to see it close up.

  11. i seen same SQUARE COPPER COLOR UFO JULY 2018 2 weeks after the 4th of July ! The Square Coper color ufo had a bookmark black and tail with a DRAGON TIP OF its Tail / Bookmark ! And a FIGHTER JET on it they both stopped above the cell tower in back of BURGER BOX in North Richland Hills Texas 76180 ZIP code They both took off towards Cowtown this is BLVD26 the UFO HWY off of HWY 820 . I was doing that CATHERINE PONDER Prosperity of the ages I asked GOD like Catherine said >> I PRAISE YOU AND THANK YOU FATHER FOR TELLING ME IF UFOS ARE REAL OR NOT and 2 days later I looked up walking my dogs and there it was and a fighter jet on it and this didn’t look friendly !

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