Sidney resident John Schwartzenberger wants to know what he saw in the sky Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Or maybe he doesn’t.

Schwartzenberger, 79, says he never saw a UFO before, but he feels he might have last week. At about 3 a.m. Wednesday, Schwartzenberger says he saw seven bright red lights in the southern sky. He saw the strange view from his home on Third Street N.E.

“I thought that’s a funny star. I didn’t know what it was,” Schwartzenberger said.

Then on Thursday at about 10 p.m., he saw about three times as many objects with his field glasses.

“There were a lot more than the night before,” Schwartzenberger said. “It looked like a football, like when somebody is ready to kick it.”

He added that he never saw the moon as low as it was Thursday night.

Schwartzenberger called the Sidney police to take a look. At that time, however, the lights weren’t visible. The police noted the lights might had been too high to see. Police told him to keep track of the lights.

Shortly thereafter, Schwartzenberger was able to see the lights and also had his son, Eddy, view the objects. He also called the police again, but they were unable to make it to his home on that occasion.

Schwartzenberger says he’s also had mixed feelings about UFOs. “I didn’t know if they did or not (exist), but I thought it was possible.”

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