NUFORC Sighting 126056

Occurred: 2016-02-26 19:20 Local
Reported: 2016-02-26 18:55 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: White Sulphur Springs, MT, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Southern sky bright lights, white, green and red flashing with no movement for 20 minutes or more.

Thought it was just a bright star or plane, but it was flashing red and green lights, and it did not move.

Got binoculars and could see 5 "windows," or lights, in row along the shape horizontally, middle one brightest white light. Watched for twenty minutes, tried photo, but camera wasn't catching the light at that distance in the dark. It did not seem to move but dimmed like it had gained distance. Clear starry night.

Checked star placement with iPad and none matched for the location.

NUFORC Note:

Possible sighting of Sirius? Sirius would be in the southern sky at the time, and on the date, indicated by the witness. PD

Posted 2016-03-04