NUFORC Sighting 135815

Occurred: 2017-08-19 21:15 Local
Reported: 2017-08-20 18:06 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Cortez, CO, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Red glowing ball that hung in the air, switching off, zipping off quickly upward.

Sitting on my front porch, I saw in the western sky past the house across the street a glowing red ball of light. There were fireworks heard earlier in the night, so I was expecting it to be fireworks. However, it descended slightly, and then hung in the air.

I continued to watch it expecting it to pop like fireworks, but it just stayed there glowing. It then suddenly shut off and zipped off upwardly very quickly leaving a faint white trail. A few seconds later a green glittery patch of lights appeared that then turned into a red glowing ball of light and then it was gone.

I thought to use my phone camera I was listening to only then but was too late. The fireworks were earlier in the evening at the golf course behind the house. I didn't hear anything or feel anything like fireworks, but I was listening to my phone at the time.

Posted 2017-08-24