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Occurred : 12/14/2007 19:30 (Entered as : 12/14/07 19:30)
Reported: 12/15/2007 1:21:50 AM 01:21
Posted: 3/4/2008
Location: Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA
Shape: Sphere
Duration:5 minutes
Bright green sphere over Santa Barbara

I was out on my patio with a friend and looking up at the stars, saw a shooting star cross over the Orion constellation. Seconds later a plane passed. Then after the plane noise died away, I could hear a strange noise that sounded like something being dragged on the ground, but it was loud and coming from above. Immediately after that, a bright green light appeared in the sky, out to the West. It hovered in the sky for a moment, then disappeared as it fell below the roof level of the house in front of mine. The only reason it didn't seem like a flare was that it was much larger, and didn't leave a trail as it moved. My husband, who was in the house, also witnessed the sphere through a window.

The reason I mentioned the shooting star is because a previous poster mentioned seeing shooting stars in conjunction with his UFO sighting in Lompoc, 60 miles away, about a month ago. Anyone else see it tonight?