NUFORC Sighting 46773

Occurred: 1999-05-25 02:45 Local
Reported: 2005-10-03 18:19 Pacific
Duration: 00.20
No of observers: 1

Location: Lorian, OH, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail

I WAS WORKING 2ND SHIFT, GOT OFF AT 2:00 WENT DOWN TO LAKE ERIE FOR SOME WALLEY FISHING.HAD ONLY BEEN THERE FOR 10 OR 15 MINUTES. NOW MIND YOU, LORAIN HARBOR IS ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO MY EAST AND THERE IS A FRIEGHTER ABOUT TO LEAVE PORT . IT HAD ALL OF ITS DECK LIGHTS ON.IT HAD BEEN BEEN A WARM OVERCAST DAY,RAIN ALL DAY THEN CLEARED, MAYBE 1500 FT. CIELING.I WAS WACTHING THE FRIEGHTER WHILE I WAS CASTING OUT WHEN THERE WAS THIS FLASH OF LIGHT THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IN THE SKY. IT WAS BLUISH GREEN IN COLOR. IT CAME DOWN THRU THE CLOUDS TO ABOUT 1000 FT.IT HAD A LONG TAIL,THEN STOPPED,WENT UP ABOUT 500 FT. THEN DOWN, THEN BACK UP, THEN HEADED TO THE WEST (TOWARDS DETROIT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE). I EMIDIATLY LOOKED AT THE FREIGHTER TO SEE IF IT HAD ANY SPOT LIGHTS ON AND IT DID'NT. I KNOW THAT ABOUT THIS TIME ART BELL WAS REPORTING THESE TYPE OF EVENTS, BUT NOBODY BELIEVED ME AT THE TIME. I FELT COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS EVENT.




NUFORC Note:

Date may be approximate, although the witness does not indicate that fact. PD


Posted 2005-10-11

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