NUFORC Sighting 28540

Occurred: 2003-04-24 21:30 Local
Reported: 2003-04-24 20:19 Pacific
Duration: 7 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Plover, WI, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

4 bright orange lights in a horizontal line "leapfrogged" each other a few times before fading away.

There were approximately 4 bright orange lights, appearing to be a hundred feet high, probably less than a mile away. They were in a horizontal line, maybe 20 feet spacing between each one. (estimates are difficult, hard to tell how far away they were).

It appeared as though the right-most light split into two, and the new light floated off farther to the right, and the left-most light faded out. So, in this leap-frog fashion, there seemed to always be 4 lights in the sky. They "leapfrogged" 3 or 4 times while I was watching. Then they faded away. This all happened in less than 10 seconds.

This was in the southwest corner of Plover, Wisconsin, appearing to be near Highway 54. It was a mostly clear, warm spring evening.

Posted 2003-04-27