NUFORC Sighting 35596

Occurred: 1984-01-23 06:45 Local
Reported: 2004-03-14 19:23 Pacific
Duration: 10 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Bozeman, MT, USA

Shape: Cigar
Characteristics: Emitted other objects

Driving on I-90 East toward Bozeman at 6:45 a.m. over the mountains a huge cigar shaped white object (looked like sun reflecting off of metal) moving very slowly. Object broke into 2 perfectly round objects, one disappeared and the other turned back into a cigar shaped object and slowly disappeared behind the mountains. Event lasted approximately 10 minutes.

NUFORC Note:

We wonder whether the witness might have been looking at a high-altitude jet aircraft, generating a contrail behind it, and reflecting the rising sun in the east. Just a guess. NUFORC receives many such reports. PD

Posted 2004-03-17