Strange Lights Pursued by Navy F18 Fighters Near Carswell Naval Air Station
Ft Worth, Texas - September 22, 2004

Date of Sighting: September 22, 2004
Time of Sighting: 9 to 9:30 PM C.D.T.
Duration of Sighting: 30 Minutes
Number of Witnesses: Three
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Latitude: 32.8 Degrees North
Longitude: 97.3 Degrees West
Weather: Clear with stars visible
 

Description: The witness was fixing dinner for his daughter and son when his daughter called him outside to show him erratic, dancing lights high in the atmosphere.  His son was also outside due to poor reception on his cell phone.  He also saw the lights.  The witness said that the lights would zoom around quickly and then disappear.  Several planes appeared around the area.  The witness recognized these planes as Navy F18s from Carswell Naval Air Station.  After the planes appeared the lights disappeared.  Right after the planes left the lights reappeared. The witness said that the lights moved around freely like dancing fireflies.  Suddenly the lights would dart off and disappear.  One shot straight up in the air and then disappeared.  The witness was quite excited about this sighting and said that prior to this incident, he was a skeptic.

Investigator Notes: The National UFO Reporting Center received a report from Memphis, Texas that occurred at 7 pm on September 22, 2004 (same date as this sighting).  The characteristics of the Memphis, Texas sighting are somewhat similar to the sighting near Carswell Naval Station:
1.  The witness to this sighting reported lights that were appearing and disappearing.
2.  The length of time for this sighting was about 30 minutes.

Memphis, Texas is about 300 miles Northwest of Ft. Worth (see map).  The Memphis sighting occurred about 2 hours before the Carswell sighting.  This investigation is continuing and any new information will be posted on this website.