Hi This is a sighting my mother had of a UFO, it was on a Monday in 1978 in a small town called North Adams Massachusetts. The time was 7:45pm. She was in her car traveling home on Protection Ave, towards home. When suddenly in the distance she could see a craft(UFO) was approaching her car, It did not turn towards the small local airpot but instead came right at her car. it did have very bright light and was sphere shapped. She stopped her car the next instant the UFO was on her left side hovering over a very large elm tree it made no noise. She was so frightened she slammed on the gas and drove home (2miles) and almost hit our house with her car, she came screeming saying she just seen a UFO and go get the bonoculers and look out back she was shaking she was so scarred, but we did not see a thing. she called the local airport and police to report the sighting and the next day there was an artical in the local papaer about the sighting and it reported 8 other people seeing the object that day, also the large elm tree did die after the sighting