NUFORC Sighting 157658

Occurred: 2020-07-15 23:00 Local
Reported: 2020-07-16 11:44 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Not sure outside lubeck, WV, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Rapid moving, shifting course, appearing as triangular with circular white light surrounding it

Myself the processor & 2 of my children drove out in the country side to remove ourselves from light pollution to search for the comet neowise. A few minutes after arriving I spotted what I believed to be the comet. It appeared as a white ball of light with a streaking tail. Just below & to the left of the big dipper. We were facing northwest. When I spotted it I told the children to get out of the car that I found the comet. When my oldest child got out & spotted the object he said "dad there's no way that's a comet. Its moving too fast." I immediately realized he was exactly right. In the matter of seconds it took for them to exit the vehicle the object had traveled from below to the left of the big dipper to far above and so far to the right of it, it wasn't even in the vicinity of the dipper anymore. Believing at this point it must be an airplane. We continued to track it through the sky. It very quickly descended to far below the big dipper to! the right and continued on that path. While tracking it through the sky eyes fully on it, it instantly disappeared and within maybe 3 seconds reappeared slightly above and to the right of the big dipper. It sat motionless like a star for a matter of seconds. Having my camera ready for pictures of the comet, when it reappeared I took a picture while it was still. Then it dramatically took off to the right. I also took a picture of this. As I was looking through my camera I again lost sight of the object. I lowered my camera and searched the sky. I found the object again in a lower position far to the right of the big dipper. Perhaps in the northeast direction. With my camera zoomed as far as possible I was able to get one last picture. The object then dramatically moved in an upward direction to the left. Towards northern direction and disappeared from sight. The last picture I took, although the object appeared as a white ball of light to our eyes. The picture displayed something appearing triangular with a circular field of white light around it. 3 aircraft passed over head while we were at this location. All 3 had blinking red lights in conjunction with a central white light. They all moved in a true pattern and appeared to be much lower in altitude. My oldest child 14 was so disturbed they became frightened and wanted to leave immediately.

Posted 2020-07-23

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