NUFORC Sighting 11804

Occurred: 2000-01-26 21:11 Local
Reported: 2000-01-26 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10-15 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Omaha, NE, USA

Shape: Teardrop
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Saw a black object move from eastern horizon to the western horizon that seemed to be decending at approx. a 30 degree angle

I am a 31 year old Network Administrator in Omaha, Nebraska. While driving south on interstate 680 in Omaha, I saw a dark black object, barely distinguishable from the nighttime sky, moving across the sky from east to west. The object had no lights or any visible source of illumination. It seemed solid in nature, but being only a shade lighter then the surrounding nighttime sky, it was very difficult to see any detail. No sound was heard. I could not tell the size of the object or its distance from my vehicle. Using the perspective of a coin held at arm's length, it was about the size of a penny. This may not be relevant to the above sighting, but my wife saw 2 fighters coming from the approximate direction of the sighting moving toward Offutt AFB 6 minutes after the sighting. She made a notation of the time because I had called her during the sighting only a short time before.

Posted 2000-02-16