NUFORC Sighting 44484

Occurred: 2005-06-16 23:00 Local
Reported: 2005-06-20 07:32 Pacific
Duration: 2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Betetourt County, VA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Super Fast Object Spotted in Night Vision Scope

Was doing some astronomical observation out in the country with a 4.5" reflector telescope, had an extra night-vision monocular for spotting shooting stars (separate from the scope).

We all traded the night vision monocular around, and several of us caught air traffic with FAA flashers, even a couple of satellites (dim, solid lights that move slowly across the sky on a straight line).

One, while spotting through the spotting scope, I caught a single light, color unknown (due to green night-vision tube), fly from the zenith (just above my head) to horizon (behind the mountains in the distance) in 1.5 to 2 seconds MAXIMUM with NO SONIC BOOM!

Never seen anything like this before, it was silent, impossibly fast, and flew generally SW to NE with an erratic (i.e. not straight) flight path. Like a stone skipping off of water.



NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous, indicates no location for the sighting. PD


Posted 2005-06-20

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