The silent, metallic disc seen by a former physics major in the late 1970s while driving near Reno, Nevada, is a quintessential example of unexplained encounters with UFOs.
The object made several of these impossible, abrupt turns, behaving in a way that defied the inertia and physical laws that govern human aircraft. Mark, overwhelmed and shaken, felt his scientific understanding crumble. The silent, metallic disc seen by a former
Mark followed his gaze. About 300 yards away, hovering roughly 200 feet above the pine tree tops, was a large, silent, metallic disc. It was roughly 40-50 feet in diameter and perfectly smooth, save for a smaller, rotating disc attached to the underside, which appeared to have portholes. Mark followed his gaze
The most jarring aspect was the lack of visible propulsion. As they watched, the large disc rotated on its axis nearly 90∘90 raised to the composed with power The most jarring aspect was the lack of visible propulsion
As his friend got out to switch, he froze, looking upward. "Do you see that?" he asked, his voice barely a whisper.
, allowing the moonlight to reflect off its surface. The sight was surreal—a piece of advanced technology defying everything he had learned in his textbooks.
"It wasn't making any noise," Mark recalled. "No propeller, no exhaust, no sound of any kind."