This Day In UFO History: Sept 16, 1996 Farmer Spots Alien Capsule Floating Over Fields In Alabama, USA. UAP Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Sept 16, 1996

Location of sighting: Valley, Alabama, USA

Source: www.isur.com (site no longer exists)

In September 1996, a local radio station and newspaper received six photographs from an anonymous source claiming to have captured a capsule-shaped UFO hovering over a farm pasture in Valley, Alabama. According to the accompanying letter, the photographer was repairing a fence when his dog began barking. He looked up and saw the dark, cone-shaped object moving slowly over his property. The craft reportedly resembled the capsules used in NASA’s early space program, with a dark underside and a rim around its upper section. 

The photos were publicly shown on TV-33 in Georgia on September 26, 1996, where UFO investigators debated their authenticity. Several investigators said the images appeared genuine and noted reports of similar sightings in the area. The photographs were later sent to photography expert Jeff Sainio for analysis, while investigators appealed to the anonymous photographer to come forward and provide the original negatives for further examination.

Scott C. Waring - UFO Sightings Daily