NUFORC Sighting 86797

Occurred: 2012-01-24 23:45 Local
Reported: 2012-01-23 22:47 Pacific
Duration: 3-4 Seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: St. Augustine, FL, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Glowing white lite shoots across sky and makes sudden U turns and spirals.

Went for a walk around my neighborhood before bed.

Very white and glowing like, with a color similar to a white LED. First I saw what I thought was a shooting star fly behind a tree as I just caught a glimpse. From the same direction a few seconds latter another one came across the sky which I first expected to be a shooting star. It shot across the sky and then made a hair-pin 90 degree turn followed by an L turn heading away from me with a little bit of a spiral and faded out. It made very fast and sporadic movements with an incredible speed and sudden changes of direction. It moved kind of like and insect but it was very brite and kind of made me think of a firefly.

Really unlike anything I have seen and did not seam at all like an aircraft of any kind. I also could not tell how close it was or its relative size and distance. It was no closer than 350 feet but may have been much further. It was also strange that when I first saw what I thought was a shooting star I was looking for what I thought was a second shooting star as if I expected it before it appeared again in its spectacular yet surrealism. It also was not defined like a shooting star but more glowing like but unmistakable and bright it is appearance but very soft on the eyes. It also looked like a mix between an electrical spark, a shooting star and an orb or what I would best describe as glowing white light. I always thought a UFO would be more clearly defined as a light that looked like a large star with more linear movements. This was more difficult to define or to relatively grasp. Its movements were also graceful yet complex.

I have no idea how to explain.

Posted 2012-01-24

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