NUFORC Sighting 8756

Occurred: 1999-08-22 13:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-08-23 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1min.
No of observers: 1

Location: Rocky Mount, NC, USA

Shape: Circle

I thought I saw a parachute or a balloon coming down from a heavy bank of clouds, then saw it zig-zag falling-leaf fashion.

I was stopped at a red light on Falls Rd. heading west. To my right I looked up at the clouds North, hoping for rain, among a lot of light lines I thought I was seeing a white balloon tangled on the lines, but when the red light changed to green I moved slowly and got a better view. I realized the object was coming out of the clouds downward, in a zig-zag, falling leaf fashion, then thinking I was seeing a parachute coming down, I stopped to get a better view and looked for the lines and person but there was only this round white object about the size of a dime held at arm's length. It appeared to be landing. As I drove on the trees and houses on the street obstructed my view of it.

Posted 1999-08-30