It was mid -1974 or 1975 , heading west after sunset ( it was dark) , I came up a slight rise & noticed a peculiar steady light quite low ahead of me.

So, I flicked my vehicle lights at the object , it immediately & quickly changed its direction and came right toward my vehicle , at which time I immediately pulled over, watched the cigar shaped unit slowly hover just a little above the treetops just slightly north of where we stopped, as if it were looking down & checking us out . 
I was out of the vehicle & I remember what was like 4 spotlights , 1 front, 1 on the back & 2 off the side.  It hovered for a short while & then slowly glided east parallel to the road we were on & then crossed over the highway south & dropped westward down into the Mohawk Valley.  I remember at least 2 other cars being stopped, however I  never spoke w/ anyone, nor did I ever report incident. 
The weirdest thing was there was no sound emitting from this  aircraft !!    
Incident occurred east of the village of Herkimer , N.Y. on State Hwy 5, approximately  ½ mile east of the East Herkimer community and slightly east of what is known as Little Falls St. Mary’s cemetary.
Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate.  PD