NUFORC Sighting 16304

Occurred: 2001-02-04 20:45 Local
Reported: 2001-02-06 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Shape: Other

ON SUNDAY NIGHT, 2-4-01, AT 2045 HRS, MYSELF AND A FRIEND WERE LOOKING UP AT A DARK LAS VEGAS SKY AND SAW A BOOMERANG SHAPED OBJECT, AMBER IN COLOR, FLYING IN THE N.W. SKY. THE OBJECT WAS FAINTLY LIT UP, AND AMBER IN COLOR. FOR 20 SECONDS, WE WATCHED IT. IT WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND, THEN INVERTED ITS FLIGHT, SO THAT IT FLEW NORTH BOUND AND THEN SOUTH BOUND AGAIN. EVENTUALLY, IT FADED FROM THE SKY AFTER 20 SECONDS. MY FRIEND SAID IT WAS NOT GEESE, BECAUSE WE HEARD NO HONKING. IT MAINTAINED A PERFECT BOOMERANG SHAPE EVEN WHEN IT INVERTED AND CHANGED ITS DIRECTION. WE HEARD NO SOUND AT ALL. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO ESTIMATE HOW FAR AWAY AND HOW BIG THE OBJECT WAS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SAW IN THE SKY.

Posted 2001-02-18