NUFORC Sighting 11544

Occurred: 1997-02-11 11:00 Local
Reported: 2000-01-02 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10 min.
No of observers: 1

Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA

Shape: Cigar

I waked out my back door and saw something that looked like the Hindenberg zepplin.

Itwas a cool windy day with cottonball clouds blowing from west to east. I went outside to enjoy looking at the clouds. I noticed what apeared to be a silver blimp. It was just sitting there motionlss in a 20mph wind. The object was approx. a half mile from me at the time.Then it turned and headed in my direction or west at a slow speed. it passed right in front of me at about 200 feet. It was about 300 feet long and 60 feet in diameter,there were no seams or openings on the craft and no gondola. It made no noise and moved effortlesly into the wind.The aircraft then turned north and headed away from me, picking up speed as it went. From behind it looked round in shape. Then it accelerated to great speed and was out of sight within 30seconds. I have seen strange lights before but this time I saw the object in broad daylight and right in front of me.

Posted 2000-01-07