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Occurred : 11/12/2009 23:15 (Entered as : 11/12/09 23:15)
Reported: 11/12/2009 11:44:31 PM 23:44
Posted: 12/12/2009
Location: Denton, TX
Shape: Light
Duration:10 mins.
Bright light falls to ground, changes directions several times, then descends to earth.

I was going home from work at about 11:15pm. I work in Fort Worth, but live in Denton and I was traveling on I-35W heading north.

As I was reaching the Ponder area I noticed what looked like a bright falling star go directly straight for the earth in the north (straight ahead).

I thought it was a falling star until I saw the light go out and then immediately come back on, but it was stationary.

Then I watched as it flew (about as fast as a jet) straight west, then turn straight east. As this was happening, it would sporadically get dimmer, then really bright (brighter than a typical star).

I watched it turn west once more, then it hovered in one spot, just west of I-35. Then I saw it slowly go down and, I assume, land.

It was bright as it landed, and I could see the trees around it as it descended. What amazed me was it's ease of turning directions, without slowing down.