NUFORC Sighting 44448

Occurred: 2005-06-18 00:50 Local
Reported: 2005-06-18 11:25 Pacific
Duration:
No of observers: 3

Location: Fair Oak (Eastleigh) (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape:

Hampshire UK sighting, multiple witnesses desire no contact

Feel free to pass this one on - I would appreciate you not sharing my email address, although all names mentioned here can be used, including my own. The witnesses are reasonably safe from identification.

At approximately 00:50 hours on the morning of Saturday, June 18th 2005, I ((name deleted--witness, male #1 of the village of Fair Oak, Eastleigh, Hampshire, and two colleagues, who I am only permitted to describe as ((name deleted--male #2 and ((name deleted--female were standing outside of their home close to the village center of Fair Oak, and involved in sky watching while idly discussing the stars and the activities and modus operandi of UFOs, when after mentioning to them three minutes earlier that "sometimes, if you ask to see an object ... they sometimes comply," such an object did in fact appear - or seemed to appear as if on request.

The object appeared in sky, almost overhead, but clearly several miles up. I'm estimating three or more as it is difficult to estimate as the sky was very dark and no point of reference other than the sky was available. It came in from the south-southwest, initially appearing as a brilliant and fast moving light source, I estimate as being about two milimeters in diameter as if judged by reaching out and pointing to it with my outstretched hand and finger (I am five feet, three inches tall for the record).

It should be noted that we are familiar with astronomical, atmospheric and satelite activity here, and that particular night the sky was exceptionally clear and dotted with stars.

Within a second or two of making its appearance, the object suddenly bloomed brilliantly into a white point of light five times the brilliance of the brightest star (and to an estimated size of around four milimeters) and then after approximately half a second (having apparently gotten our attention) it dulled down considerably but remained in motion, on the same course and at the same speed. At no time did it display any evidence of being an aircraft either in motion, speed or lights.

It then seemed to dull out completely and stop and take up position in the sky close to Orion's second star in the Belt of Orion where it seems to have remained for the remainder of the fifteen minute observation of the witnesses. The incident was terminated when we went inside. In the actual event, if the object, if indeed it was a UFO, was in sight for a grand total of between three to seven seconds before becoming lost in the starfield overhead.

Both witnesses, who have a casual interest in the UFO phenomenon, but no serious technical background in it were wildly impressed by the sighting and announced to me that they had never seen an aircraft perform like that. They were also impressed by the fact that following the incident, we saw not only a passing satellite - clearly cutting across the heavens - and a meteorite entering the atmosphere and burning up. Both objects performed as you would expect, and did not reflect any aspect of the fast moving light source which we witnesses. This drove home the unearthly quality of the sighting to the "newbies" who were my additional witnesses.

I was highly impressed, it was almost as if my comments about "asking to see something," were being acted upon, although this should be considered merely speculation.

((name of witness deleted

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NUFORC Note:

The witness indicates a time of 05:00, but states that the sighting occurred at 00:50 hrs.. If the latter time is correct, we suspect that the witnesses observed the flare from Iridium satellite #62. The information below from provides the details for the flare:

17 Jun 04:08:18 -2 37° 99° (E ) 26.5 km (W) -7 Iridium 55
18 Jun 00:49:06 -3 54° 209° (SSW) 16.1 km (E) -8 Iridium 62
18 Jun 04:02:11 -3 36° 100° (E ) 20.5 km (E) -7 Iridium 31
18 Jun 22:02:38 -1 50° 46° (NE ) 27.2 km (E) -8 Iridium 38

The information above can be seen at:

http://www.heavens-above.com/iridium.asp?lat=50.973&lng=-1.352&alt=17&loc=Eastleigh&TZ=GMT&Dur=2&Date=38520.0372337963

The witness does not provide contact information, so we are unable to communicate this information back to the witnesses. PD))

Posted 2005-06-20