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Friday, January 24, 2025

Chris Frederick, whom I am in touch with, an Oklahoma educator and licensed drone pilot, was stepping outside with his wife, Christi, around 8:00 PM when he noticed a strange object hovering in the night sky.

“I happened to look up—and there it was: a UFO,” Frederick recounted. “It looked like a jellybean with plasma moving around inside it.”

What started as a private sighting quickly turned into a neighborhood event. Within minutes, 15 to 20 people had gathered, taking videos and pictures of the object.

Frederick, an experienced drone operator, attempted to launch one of his drones to get a closer look. However, he encountered an unusual technical failure.

“When I tried to take off, I got a ‘Can’t take off due to electromagnetic interference’ message,” he explained. Despite recalibrating the drone three times, he could only get it to fly briefly before a premature battery warning forced him to land.

The object remained visible for nearly four hours before disappearing. It showed no aviation lights or transponder signals, raising concerns about airspace safety, especially given the proximity to Will Rogers World Airport.

Less than 24 hours later, another unexplained event was recorded in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District, a popular nightlife and entertainment hub.

At 10:30 PM CST, a drone operating at 1,000 feet altitude captured a peculiar object. The zoomed-in image appears to show what looks like a parachute or balloon-like structure with red smoke trailing beneath it. However, upon closer inspection, there seems to be an unidentified object attached below the parachute.

The person analyzing the image, who was not present at the time, speculated that it could be a flare or a balloon, but questioned the presence of red smoke trails. “What strikes me as very interesting is this was taken at the Plaza District, which is pretty busy during the weekend,” the source noted. “There were bars, music events, and lots of people around. I checked all the events on the Plaza District website, and nothing seemed to explain why that would be in the air.”

The witness also pointed out that if this were a military or private contractor launch, it would be unusual to conduct such an operation in the middle of a crowded urban area. Another puzzling detail: an eyewitness who saw the object at 10:30 PM went back outside at 1:30 AM, and it was still there.

“I take that with a grain of salt, but if anyone can help me identify it, I’d love more opinions,” the witness said, while maintaining that they believe the object likely has a prosaic explanation.