Occurred: 2012-08-18 20:00 Local
Reported: 2012-08-18 18:28 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: LeClaire, IA, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Flickering red light that lasted for about five minutes, then the craft disappeared.

At around 8:00 P.M., my mom and I saw what appeared to be the basket of a hot-air balloon without the balloon above it. Directly near the basket, there appeared to be what looked like a flame that was flickering.

At about 8:03 the flame went out and the craft began to move away from us. You could still see the dark outline of the object. Then at about 8:05 the craft disappeared from sight.

Posted 2012-08-19

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