NUFORC Sighting 48053

Occurred: 2005-12-04 02:46 Local
Reported: 2005-12-04 02:18 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Mesa, AZ, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Bright light traveling across sky near Phoenix, AZ faded to black and kept traveling.

I was sitting outside in my hot tub looking up at the sky. I live pretty far out, so there is not alot of light pollution and the sky is very clear. I saw a controlled bright light in the sky. It appeared to be inside the atmosphere. It traveled across the sky at about the same speed as a shooting star, but it faded to black and kept traveling across the sky.

Every night I see multiple shooting stars and airplanes landing at nearby airports, and this was definately not the same type of light. I served four years in the Marine Corps and am familiar with the capabilities of the F-14, F-16, and Harrier jet.

Posted 2005-12-16