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2005: Katni, Madhya Pradesh UFO Sighting | Hemispherical Craft Case Archive

Brushing his teeth at 6 AM on February 10, 2005, a witness in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, glanced outside and spotted a huge, white, hemispherical object — roughly the size of four or five buses — tracing a curved path between the northeast and northwest, twice, before he was sure enough of what he was seeing to call for his father. His father made it to the roof in time to watch the object straighten out toward the west, pass within about 100 meters horizontally and some 20 floors above them, and then vanish beyond the clouds, climbing vertically at what the witness called enormous speed.

Date: February 10, 2005

Sighting Time: 6:00 AM

Day/Night: Dawn

Location: Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India

Urban or Rural: Town

Hynek Classification: DD (Daylight Disc) — retained as the closest available category, though 6:00 AM in early-to-mid February in Madhya Pradesh likely falls within pre-dawn or very early twilight rather than full daylight; see Researcher’s Notes

Duration: 90 seconds

No. of Object(s): 1

Description of the Object(s): A large, white, hemispherical object first seen in the northeast, tracing a curved path between northeast and northwest twice before proceeding from northeast to west; disappeared beyond cloud cover while ascending vertically at very high speed

Shape of Object(s): Hemispherical

Size of Object(s): Approximately the size of 4 to 5 buses

Color of Object(s): White

Distance to Object(s): Approximately 100 meters horizontal and about 20 floors (building stories) vertical at closest approach

Height & Speed: No altitude figure given beyond the distance above; departed vertically at what the witness described as enormous speed

Number of Witnesses: 2 — the reporting witness and their father, who was woken and reached the rooftop in time to observe the object’s continued movement and departure

Special Features/Characteristics: Object first appeared in the northeast, tracing a curved path between northeast and northwest twice before the witness called out to his father; the father reached the roof in time to see the object proceed from northeast to west, pass close by, and then depart vertically at very high speed, disappearing beyond cloud cover

Case Status: Unexplained

Source: Undocumented — appears to be a directly submitted first-person account; original submission venue not specified

Summary/Description: At 6:00 AM on February 10, 2005, a witness in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, observed a large, white, hemispherical object — roughly the size of 4 to 5 buses — tracing a curved path in the sky before calling out to his father, who reached the roof in time to watch it proceed from northeast to west, pass within about 100 meters horizontally and some 20 floors vertically, and disappear beyond the clouds while ascending at very high speed. The full sighting lasted about 90 seconds.

Related Cases: Undocumented — source does not reference other cases

Detailed Report

The witness was brushing his teeth at 6:00 AM on February 10, 2005, in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, when he noticed an object in the sky to the northeast: a large, white, hemispherical shape, unlike anything he recognized, tracing a curved path back and forth between the northeast and northwest — twice — before he became convinced it was something genuinely unidentified.

At that point he called out to his father, who had been asleep, and who moved quickly, running up to the roof to see for himself. By the time he arrived, the object had straightened its course, proceeding from the northeast toward the west. It passed close by the two of them — the witness estimated the distance at roughly 100 meters horizontally and about 20 floors vertically — comparing its size to four or five buses. From there, it departed abruptly, climbing vertically at what the witness described as enormous speed before disappearing beyond the clouds. The entire episode, from first sighting to disappearance, lasted about 90 seconds.

RESEARCHER’S NOTES

The Katni Hemisphere — India 2005 and a Father Who Made It in Time

Classification Tension: DD (Daylight Disc) presumes full daylight conditions, but 6:00 AM in early-to-mid February in Madhya Pradesh would likely still fall within pre-dawn or very early twilight, given typical regional sunrise times of around 6:45–7:00 AM in that period. The witness’s own “Dawn” designation reflects this honestly; DD is retained here as the closest available category, since the account also doesn’t fit NL, which presumes an undifferentiated light source rather than a clearly observed hemispherical shape and color.
Successful Two-Witness Corroboration: Unlike several other cases in this archive where a second person was summoned but arrived too late, here the witness’s father reportedly reached the rooftop in time to observe the object’s continued movement from northeast to west and its eventual high-speed departure — genuine, if brief, corroboration from a second witness.
Flight Path Detail: The object’s reported behavior — tracing a curved path between northeast and northwest twice before straightening out toward the west and then departing vertically at very high speed — is a distinctive, multi-stage maneuver worth noting as the case’s most evidentially interesting feature.
Distance Figures: The witness gives distance in two separate components — approximately 100 meters horizontal and about 20 floors vertical — rather than a single combined figure; these are preserved separately here rather than combined into an estimated distance not given by the witness.
Source Chain Assessment: No submission venue, outlet, or witness name is documented in the material available to this archive; the report’s precise, almost clinical numeric detail (exact distances, duration, repeated directional description) is preserved as given.

What sets the Katni sighting apart from many single-witness reports in this archive is timing that worked in its favor: a father who was actually roused and actually made it to the roof before the object was gone, giving this a genuine second witness rather than an almost-corroboration. It remains filed as Unexplained, built on two people’s brief but overlapping view of the same curved, climbing shape.