A veteran Connecticut police officer, Robert Klein, has shared a detailed account of a close encounter with an unidentified aerial phenomenon during a midnight shift in April 2022.

Klein, a 25-year law enforcement veteran, told NewsNation’s Banfield about the incident near a reservoir in Fairfield County. He described seeing a spherical object, roughly the size of a “Mini Cooper,” hovering just 30 feet from his patrol car.

“I’ve seen my fair share of drones and meteors,” Klein said. “This was something I’ve never come across before.”

The object emitted an intense, color-changing light that blinded him momentarily and filled his patrol vehicle. The light cycled through red, green, white, and orange, appearing to have a “plasma-like” quality.

“There was a really strong light. It lit up the entire cab of my cruiser to the point where I was having a hard time driving because I really couldn’t see,” Klein explained. When he illuminated the object with his spotlight, it instantly darted across the water.