NUFORC Sighting 38504

Occurred: 2004-07-11 23:30 Local
Reported: 2004-08-06 21:27 Pacific
Duration: 20 sec. About
No of observers: 8

Location: Blowing Rock, NC, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

small light brightens in night sky and then disapears.

my brother has enterd a report as to what we saw on this website earlyer, but now i want to give my point of veiw. I had benoculars because i was attempting to see the brown mountain lights, but gave up as no spectacular display occured. My family and i decided to stargaze, as my brother has already stated. Three other witnesses were present. My uncle poited out a light in the sky believing it was a satalite, so i began to view it through my bonoculars. As i was following it i noticed it stopped. It then flared up into an increasingly bright white light. It was so bright i could no longer view it through my bonoculars. Looking through my naked eye i saw it dim down to it's original size and disapear. We waited at the area a little longer before leaving.

NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous. Possible sighting of Iridium satellite. Witness indicates the county is "Boone." "Boone" is the county seat of Watauga County. We have amended the entry to indicate the latter. PD

Posted 2004-08-11