Story from the Wednesday, July 06, 2005  Edition of the Chronicle Telegram

‘UFO’ seen in county skies

Cindy Leise
The Chronicle-Telegram
Several county residents reported seeing a strange flying object over the weekend, resembling a military Stealth fighter plane.

Brandon Nixon and his wife, Valerie, saw it Saturday afternoon when they were at Jamie’s Flea Market in South Amherst, and a Lorain police dispatcher reported seeing it, too.
One caller to The Chronicle-Telegram described it as “a big black triangle in the sky” flying east to west.

Nixon’s drawing of the object was nearly identical to photos of a Stealth fighter plane, and Tony Molinero, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said the object seen by a number of people could have indeed been a military plane.

“We’re not able to comment on any of the military aircraft flying — only they can do that,” Molinero said. “There was lots of fly-by stuff going on because of the holiday.”

Nixon, 24, of Elyria, said he was helping his mother-in-law clean up her barbeque booth at the flea market when he saw the triangle-shaped object at about 4:30 p.m.

He said it didn’t sound like a typical jet, but it made a noise that was more like a hiss. Initially, he said he thought he saw a UFO, but he didn’t call authorities.

“I didn’t want anyone to think I’m crazy,” Nixon said with a laugh.

I saw this plane. I was having a BBQ in my backyard Saturday, and my whole family saw it. It definitely was NOT a UFO. My dad thought it looked like a Stealth fighter, but I wasn't so sure. Looked more like an SR-71 Blackbird to me, but it was pretty far past when I saw it. It was hauling ass!