Two bright orange lights have been reportedly sighted in the city of New Bern, in Craven County, North Carolina, on 18 December 2012 at 10:15 PM. This report has been obtained from a testimony included in the database of Mutual UFO Network (MUFON).

The witness begins the report by telling us about how his girlfriend informed him about the UFO.

“I was first contacted by my girlfriend as she left my apartment that she witnessed a UFO like object in the sky.”

The witness then describes how he was able to observe the object, its direction and location, and its behaviour.

“I went onto my balcony and couldn't readily observe the object until I panned to the lower southeastern sky. I noticed two extremely bright twinkling lights that were parallel to each other.”

He also describes the speed of the object, and also tells us why it was difficult for him to track it.

“The lights seemed to move very slowly.  I had difficulty tracking the object because it was behind trees but I was able to clearly see it at times. ”

The witness further describes how the object disappeared and re-appeared.

“About 5 minutes into the initial spotting, it seemed to fade away. After about five minutes of looking and waiting, it reappeared, this time higher over the tree-line. It was almost as if the lights twinkled back on.”

The witness also tells us how the object appeared to be located closer to him, the second time.

“It then appeared to be closer to me (assuming the two lights are on the same object), which it then continued to descend behind the tree's again.”

After that, he tells us how his girlfriend was still able to see the object, and also tells us how he tried to take pictures of it.

“My girlfriend reported still being able to see the object from about 5 miles south of me. I quickly ran and grabbed my camera and frantically slapped on a telephoto lens and began attempting to snap photo's of the lights.”

The witness then describes the quality of the pictures and how the object finally disappeared. He also tells us how he tried to see it again, throughout the night.

“I got a few that were decent but none show any depth of details, other than evidence of the object. After about 5 more minutes, the object disappeared too low for me to see through the trees. I continued to go outside to check periodically throughout the night to see if it remained, but it never returned.”

The witness further describes why he felt that the object was not an aircraft.

“The object made no noise was intensely bright for being aircraft lights (it appeared like sodium street lamps in the air?) and moved very smoothly and slowly.”

The witness provides us with a brief description of his beliefs, his tenure with the armed forces, and goes on to confirm that the object was not an aircraft.

“I am a skeptic, and I do not believe in aliens or extra-terrestrials. I am a former member of the armed forces and worked on military aircraft and civilian aircraft. I have never witnessed this phenomenon in the past on any known man-made aircraft. I am also aware of how flares appear, and I confirm this was not an aircraft flare.”

Finally, he describes his reaction to the sighting.

“I basically do not know what to say at this point. My skin is crawling, I have goosebumps. I spent two tours in Iraq and I’m more fearful to sleep now than I ever have been, not knowing what this object was.”