NUFORC Sighting 176626

Occurred: 2023-07-04 18:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-07-06 15:13 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Orange, VA, USA
Location details: Looking southwest towards the red radio station tower from the new houses on the hill.

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

My wife and I looked out of the window and saw the 5 lights not moving spaced 10ft apart, went to grab mytelescope and they disappeared

At first I thought it was drones up for the fireworks in town, but this is a small town and there wasn’t anything special going on for the holiday weekend as far as I was aware. It was 5 rounded orb craft with lights off in the distance about 1.5 miles from my location off to the SW. From what I could see they were white/silver round balls with a black stripe running down the middle (horizontally) They were scattered and in no sort of pattern, I did not see them arrive nor did I see them depart. They were not moving the entire time they hovered about 300-400 ft. from the ground. My wife didn’t really believe me at first but I said if they disappear in a few minutes it might be UAP/UFO related and then sure enough gone without a trace. I had looked out the window previously and did not see anything like that but it was a bit cloudy on this evening. I am very interested in our solar system and what is beyond I am always scanning the skies day and night so this is a rare moment for me. The entire situation lasted roughly 10 minutes, unfortunately I didn’t have my telescope properly prepared for such an event. In the image provided I have shown the radio tower in the SW direction from my house. I hope this wasn’t just drones and I’m sorry I didn’t take any pictures.

Posted 2023-07-10