NUFORC Sighting 88565

Occurred: 2012-04-20 23:21 Local
Reported: 2012-04-21 18:57 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: New Bern, NC, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Amateur Skywatcher Notes Unusual Object Dynamics

Shape - not immediately recognized as a standard geometric shape(s) although the front seemed to have curvature
Size - golf ball size perceived at 300 yards
Trajectory - due north without deviation from path
Elevation - 15-18 degrees above horizon (fingers' width at arms length)
Field of View - 12-15 degrees
Altitude - indeterminable Duration - observed for 2-3 seconds
Luminosity - silhouetted with barely detectable rim lighting (new moon-like)
Energy Emissions - none detected other than two curved orange flashes of light generated behind front curvature.

Timing prior-to and immediately-after the flashes of light did not suggest patterned emissions.

Sensory Perception - sound, none; vibration/touch, none; visual, yes; odor/taste, none; extra-sensory, none.

Timestamping/Verification - emailed local airport for radar tracking inquiry.

Credibility - Amateur Skywatcher, first ever official report

Posted 2012-05-13

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