Manassa is in High Mountain Valley in Extreme Southern Colorado.

Date of Sighting: February 6, 2008
Time of Sighting: 8:30 PM MST
Date Sighting Reported: March 6, 2008
Duration of Sighting: Four Seconds
Location of Sighting: 2 Miles East of Manassa, Colorado
Latitude: 37.17 Degrees North
Longitude: 105.9 Degrees West
Number of Witnesses: Three
Number of Witnesses Interviewed: One
Weather: Clear Skies. New Moon.

Note: Sighting Report is Courtesy of UFO Investigator Thomas Peay
Description: A mother and her 7 year old son where driving east on Highway 142 between the Conejos river and the San Antonia river as they came around the corner they where hit by a blinding flash of light that engulf their van. The light lasted for two seconds then went off for two seconds then flashed again for two seconds the driver slowed down to almost to a stop and looked back and there was nothing behind them and they heard no sound. The blinding light appeared to be shining down from above the van. She was somewhat exhilarated and her son was frightened by the experience. The driver has lived in the valley for most of her life and this was the first unusual thing that had happen to her. The next day a friend from the town of Sanford CO (8 miles north from that point on highway 142) told her that her daughter had seen a similar light flashing down over the M mountain just south of the town of Manassa, CO that same night. From that point on the highway 142 to M mountain is about 3 miles as the crow flies.

Comments: It is difficult to say what the cause of this sighting would be. Certainly many unusual sightings have occurred in this area in the past several years. Cattle mutilation activity is also quite common in this area.