NUFORC Sighting 14954

Occurred: 2000-10-31 16:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2000-11-18 00:00 Pacific
Duration: one minute
No of observers: 2

Location: Roseville, CA, USA

Shape: Circle

Around Halloween my two daughters and I were driving home from work on Atlantic Street in Roseville, CA. As we approached I-80 heading South I noticed two small white objects flying in and out of a large thunderhead that had formed to the south east of the city. I thought they were starnge and kept watching them. They would fly into the cloud, and then fly out. At first I thought they were gulls. I realized that they were way to big to be gulls, and had never seen a gull at that altitude (the objects were 1/2 way "up" vertically from the bottom to the top of the thunder cloud). They were also moving very quickly (I can't guess how fast). I pointed them out to my daughters. My 12 year old didn't have her glasses on so she didn't see them. My 8 year old saw them clearly and expressed astonishment. We continued on Atlantic Street and then entered I-80 heading East. I lst sight of them then. The whole incident lasted approximately 1 minute.

NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD

Posted 2000-12-02