NUFORC Sighting 04018

Occurred: 1998-09-22 16:18 Local
Reported: 1998-09-22 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 2 sec
No of observers: 1

Location: Portsmouth, RI, USA

Shape: Egg

Amber/gold rising from tree level 45 deg up. Fast and accelerating. Dissaperaed behind tree branch. Very bright.

Driving home, alone from work. Lots of tall trees siding the road. Saw a brief amber/gold oval/squished circle very bright, but not at all blinding, depart at 45 deg up. As car came around tree, I saw nothing. Distance unknown. Light mist/100% humidity normal vis is only ~ 10 nm. This was really fast. No lightning in area. Not as fast as lightning. Inside the outline of the shape was an equal shape but a darker brown.

Posted 1998-09-26