NUFORC Sighting 180729

Occurred: 2024-03-05 19:00 Local
Reported: 2024-03-05 20:04 Pacific
Duration: One to two minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Johnston, IA, USA
Location details: In the distant sky north of the above address.

Shape: Oval
Color: Greenish
Estimated Size: It depends on their distance from me.
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Northeast to notth
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: Perhaps as far as the ISS and Space C satellites
Estimated Speed: Perhaps the same as the ISS
Characteristics: Lights on object

Fixed cluster of greenish lights traveling from east to west in the northern sky.

At approximately 7 p.m. CST, I observed an oval cluster of greenish lights going from east to west across the sky north of Des Moines. I’ve seen the Space X satellites, and these weren’t traveling in a straight single file line. The illumination must have come from the sun, because they ultimately faded from view as they passed through the trees.

They looked like a large flock of birds, but they were lit up and appeared to be flying at high altitude. It’s possible that they were attached to a single aircraft, but it looked like they were flying independently.

Posted 2024-03-13