NUFORC Sighting 109626

Occurred: 2014-05-22 23:00 Local
Reported: 2014-05-23 07:05 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Raleigh, NC, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

White streaking light moving quickly in the sky with no arc

I was out walking my dog around 23:00, perhaps a few minutes before. I rounded a street corner in my neighborhood and a light up in the sky caught my eye. I stepped out into the street for a better view and observed a lighted object streaking across the sky from right to left. I was facing Southeast. It was not cloudy out, but there was a haze in the sky where the object appeared. There was no rain falling, and stars could be seen. The object moved fast, and had a straight trajectory with no arc as it maintained a parallel path with the ground. There was only one object. Due to it being lit, I could not make out the exact shape; however, the lights were confined to a rectangle-like formation. The light was white. I could not discern the distance above ground, however it was lower than a typical airplane or jet and there was no sound. The speed was extremely fast. I would compare it to the speed of a jet seen at low altitude, only perhaps faster. It was visible for approximately five seconds and then disappeared. I looked around me for other witnesses, but there were none.

Posted 2014-06-04

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