Three UFO reports filed in Alabama during the month of September 2019

International Space Station

It’s the second Thursday of the month, so this week I’m giving you an update on UFO reports in Alabama from the previous month, courtesy of the Mutual UFO Network. A search for UFO reports in Alabama between Sept. 1 and Sept. 30 on MUFON’s website, www.mufon.com, resulted in three reports from within our state during that time.

The first incident took place on Sun., Sept. 1, and began around 4:30 p.m. in Pelham, which is in Shelby County, near Birmingham. The 53-year-old witness in this case was outside of his workplace when he noticed a “stationary star-like object” at a very high altitude nearly directly overhead. The day was bright and sunny, and the witness presumed that it was Venus or some other natural object.

Later that night, around 9:30 p.m., the witness was on his back patio at home when he saw the same object at a very high altitude. He watched as this object moved northwest, and he considered that it might be a satellite of some kind. Suddenly and without warning, the object gave off a quick, bright flash of white light, but continued moving in the same direction.

The object eventually grew very faint, and then became stationary. As the witness watched for a little while, the object began moving again, this time due north. Eventually, it moved out of sight behind his house, and the witnessed wondered then if it might be some type of drone. He was sure that it was not some type of everyday aircraft.

The second incident took place on Sun., Sept. 8, at 7:01 p.m. in Faunsdale, which is in Marengo County, not far from Greensboro. The witness in this case was outside playing with his daughters when he saw an unidentified object flying across the sky.

“There was no noise or jet stream coming from the object whatsoever,” the witness said. “We watched it, and I pointed it out to them, and they both acknowledged there was something there.”

The witness noted that he was a former military paratrooper and that he had lived near multiple airports and airbases his entire life, so he is very familiar with conventional aircraft.

The third incident took place on Fri., Sept. 13, at 11:40 p.m. in Fort Payne, which is in DeKalb County in the northeast corner of the state. The witness in this case said he received an alert on his phone saying that the International Space Station (ISS) was about to become visible low on the horizon to the west. While looking for the ISS, the witness noticed an unusual, orange orb that was traveling east to west. Despite his best efforts, the witness could not figure out what this orb could have been.

Before closing out this week, I just want to put it out there again that I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has witnessed a UFO, especially in Conecuh County. I think a lot of other people would be interested in hearing your story too, and I’m willing to accept your report anonymously.