An unidentified flying object was reportedly seen in several areas of Pike County on Tuesday, but officials have no information as to what the object may have been.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Shaun Little told the News-Express that KSP Post 9 in Pikeville received five calls on Tuesday reporting the object in the sky. The object was visible from several areas, including the South Williamson area and Elkhorn City in Pike County, as well as Jenkins in Letcher County. It was also spotted and photographed in Virgie.
Virgie resident Allen Epling said he was home with his wife and several friends Tuesday afternoon when the granddaughter of one of their visitors said there was a “strange airplane” in the sky. Epling, his wife and their guest went outside and watched as the object hovered in the sky for more than two hours, Epling said.
“It was just a very bright daylight star that was getting brighter, then getting dimmer, then getting brighter again,” Epling said.
Epling described the object in the sky as cylindrical with two white tubes on both sides and semi-transparent. He said it could be seen against a clear afternoon sky with no cloud cover.
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