NUFORC Sighting 50908

Occurred: 2006-06-10 22:00 Local
Reported: 2006-06-11 21:34 Pacific
Duration: 5 min.
No of observers: 20

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

I was driving with my young son in the area of 20th and Burnside. I saw a crowd in the middle of the street, who appeared to be observing something in the night sky. I turned the car away from the crowd, and parked my car about a block away and got out. The object was roughly 5 times the size of a star, appeared to make no sound, and was moving to the south. It looked like a large glowing red orb, and was unlike any aircraft I have ever seen. I spent most of my life near air force bases, and so am very familiar with both military and commercial aircraft. This one baffles me.

Posted 2006-07-16