NUFORC Sighting 22191

Occurred: 1957-10-15 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2002-03-12 20:49 Pacific
Duration: 10 min.
No of observers: 7

Location: Commerce City (N. of Denver), CO, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Emitted other objects

A lot of methane gas in area

Three children, including myself, while playing in back yard hear than see a appx. 20 foot dia. burning fireball. One of the children ran inside the house to get the parents to come and see. Object did not change size. stayed at a hight of appx. 100 feet above ground. moved slowly from south to overhead then moved east untell out of sight. It made a burning sound and small fire, like liquid, could be seen falling from it for a short distance. House wass located near a cattel ranch and object turned East toward Rock Mountain Arashnal.

NUFORC Note:

Date and time are approximate. We have assigned an arbitrary date so that the case sorts to October 1957. PD

Posted 2002-09-19