NUFORC Sighting 11562

Occurred: 2000-01-02 22:00 Local
Reported: 2000-01-02 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Tustin, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Emitted other objects

I saw a bright blue stream of light with a long trail behind it directly compass north of my home. It flew level accross the horizon from west to east. At the very end of the flight it split into 2 additional smaller pieces in front of the main light trail. The two additional pieces did not have trails. The pieces and the original light continued in a straight line on the original trajectory. The lights then all went out simultaneously. It was NOT a meteor or a comet. It appeared to about 1000 feet off the ground.

My original summary describes what I saw. I can only add that I have seen comets, meteors and enough planes in my life to know that It was not any of those things. I immediately contacted NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena and they had no clue what it was but said that they had gotten many calls. I could not tell what the shape of the object was or how large it was.

Posted 2000-01-07