Occurred: 2025-05-19 21:57 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2025-05-19 23:43 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Johnstown, CO, USA
Location details: This occured heading southbound on I25 in Johnstown Colorado

Shape: Orb
Color: Bright white light
Estimated Size: SUV size orb
Viewed From: Land
Angle of Elevation: 73
Closest Distance: 500 feet
Estimated Speed: 400-600 mph
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Bright white light seen overhead traveling very fast southbound directly over I25. Object was being persued by blackhawk helicopter.

Myself and another passenger were heading southbound on I25 at 9:57 PM. Directly in front of my vehicle a bright oval light lit up the concrete of the highway in front of us. Looked light a police or news helicopter shining their spotlight on the ground in front of us and the light could be seen traveling southbound down the road traveling faster than we were at 65mph. As we looked up to the sky expecting a helicopter we see a bright orb, shining a very bright white, traveling very fast southbound directly over the highway. The object was approximately 400-600 feet high in the air. After 2 seconds a black hawk military helicopter appeared overhead persuing the white orb but it was traveling far slower than the orb. The helicopter had a bright light infront that appeared to be a spotlight and it had 1 blinking red light at its tail. After 3-4 seconds of both the orb and the helicopter being visible, the orb had been traveling far faster and then just vanished. It did not appear to change direction or accelerate, but the light just disappeared. The helicopter was still visible and about 5 seconds after the orb disappeared the helicopter veered off to the west and continued on in the southwest direction. After over 30-45 seconds of watching the helicopter it seemed to reach the area in which the orb disappeared giving us an idea of how much faster the orb was traveling than the helicopter.

There were few clouds in the sky at the time and there were planes that were visible up to 60 miles away traveling in the DIA area to give an idea of visibility. There were multiple vehicles around us so I suspect there were multiple people who saw this unfold. This was witnessed by myself and my girlfriend heading home after dinner.

NUFORC Note: INVESTIGATOR REPORT

Interviewed by investigator Dan Hall on 5-31-25

K (age 33) and his girlfriend (age 26) were traveling southbound on Interstate 25 on 5-19-25. K believes he was going 65mph. He believes that they were approaching the intersection of I-25 and the Weld County Highway near Johnstown, Colorado. The area was described as topographically flat composed of mostly farm land.The sky was cloudless

His attention was drawn to a light shining down on the road ahead. As he looked up, he saw what he described as a bright white light up in the sky that was orb shaped and about the size of an SUV. He realized that the light he had seen on the road came not from the orb, but was a spotlight coming from a helicopter that seemed to be pursuing the orb. The spotlight was on the front of the helicopter and there was a red light on the copter’s tail. No other markings were visible on the helicopter. K assumed it was a “black military vehicle” which came from a nearby air field in Greeley.

After about “3-4 seconds” of having both the orb and the helicopter in sight, the orb disappeared. A short time after the orb disappeared; the helicopter headed off to the southwest and was soon out of sight.

The witness says there were other cars on the road at the time of the sighting and the occupants of those cars must have witnessed what he did. A review of sighting reports made to NUFORC on the same date and within the state did not reveal that anyone saw what K saw, A review of Flight Radar for the area did not reveal any aircraft in the area at the time.

Upon request, the witness created an image with the following comment: "This is a good representation of what we saw that night. This depiction generated chat gpt from my report is about 75% accurate in regards to what we saw. Orientation of the helicopter is a little off and the quality of the orb is a little off but other than that it is as good as a depiction can get without an artist. "

Conclusion: The witness saw an anomalous object that was in the same space as a black helicopter which may have been following it. Without any more specifics on the helicopter, the term “black helicopter” takes on a stereotypical meaning” It is likely that others witnessed the same event, but there doesn’t seem to be additional reporting regarding the same event