NUFORC Sighting 160588

Occurred: 2020-11-13 17:30 Local
Reported: 2020-11-13 19:27 Pacific
Duration: 60 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Goldsboro, NC, USA

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

I witnessed three shiny objects traveling (in formation) across the sky that were not aircraft, satellites, or shooting stars.

Three Shiny Objects in the Evening Sky On the evening of November 13, 2020, I was standing on my front porch facing the direction of south. The time was 5:30 pm, and the sun was beginning to set. There were a few scattered clouds in the sky, but nothing to obscure my vision. I noticed a bright light in the sky, traveling from the south to the north in a liner direction. When the bright light approached the cloud, an orange color surrounded the moving object. This object was quiet and no contrail was discovered. The orange glow lasted for a brief time (approx. five seconds or so).

After seeing this questionable object in the evening sky, I wanted to verify the identity of this object. I returned to the house and located a spare riflescope that placed on a shelf in my bedroom closet. I returned to the front porch to observe this object to closer examine it with the aid of a multi power riflescope ( this scope has the power to multiply the image of a target from three times to nine times the size seen with the naked eye). I used the highest degree of magnification to identify the object in question. While looking thru the scope, all I could identify was a small shiny object; I could not discern any features with this rifle scope. I have used this same optical device to identify the ISS; I have seen the shape and colors of the ISS.

After trying to identify the object in question, I discovered two similar objects accompanying the object I was examining. All three objects were traveling in a triangular fashion. The objects appeared to resemble a formation that traveled the same direction and kept the same speed between them. I aimed the spare riflescope at each of the objects, but I was unable to discern any details of each object.

I continued to observe the three objects until the trees concealed them. I observed them for approximately 40 seconds. I live near Seymour Johnson AFB in eastern North Carolina, and we have F-15E fighter jets and KC-46 refueling aircraft. The military aircraft produce a loud exhaust emitted from the jet engines, and they can be heard from several miles away. I have seen the fighter jets engaged in full afterburner at night; they do not stay in full afterburner for extended periods because the afterburners will quickly consume hundreds of pounds of fuel in a very short period. The objects in question were not commercial aircraft either; I have used lower powered binoculars to identify jet powered passenger aircraft flying at their regular altitudes (they produce a contrail from the hot exhaust cooling in the extreme cold high altitudes they cruise at).

I could not identify these objects. They were shiny. They flew in an orderly fashion. They were quiet. I could not identify them as conventional jet powered aircraft. They emitted no contrails. They were too high in altitude to clearly identify them (although I can identify any civilian/military aircraft with assisted optics: spare rifle scope or binoculars). The objects traveled in a steady and smooth path; no deviations.

What did I witness? I do not know. There were three shiny objects that traveled across the evening sky. I have witnessed satellites, the ISS, shooting stars, military fighter jets engaged in afterburner at higher altitudes engaged with other fighter jets, and dirigibles. Dirigibles do not move across the horizon at the altitude and speed I witnessed.

I noticed the first object projected an orange glow (that encompassed the entire object) when approaching a nearby cloud, but the orange glow ended shortly. The object never traveled below the cloud. The orange cloud may have been an image produced by the reflection of the setting sun.

Whatever they were, I haven’t a clue. I could not positively identify them with my spare riflescope. There were three, and they traveled in a triangle formation. No other aircraft were available in the area. I have never experienced an event like this. Three shiny objects traveling south to north in a triangular formation that traveled in a steady course with no deviation. Thank you for reading my personal testimony.



Posted 2020-12-23

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