NUFORC Sighting 52960

Occurred: 2006-10-16 21:05 Local
Reported: 2006-10-16 21:16 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Silver City, NM, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Very faint flashing strobe

At approximately 9;05 PM, Mountain Standard Time, I was on our front porch scanning the sky to the west, 270 degrees, with a pair of 7x50 binoculars when into my view appeared a faint flashing object. It appeared to be a single flashing strobe, flashing three times, then with about a one second pause. It was first seen at about a 15 degree angle moving directly East. While I was watching it, it suddenly turned to the North-East. I couldn't see this objet with my unaided eye, only with the binoculars. It appeared to be very high in the sky and moving at a rapid clip, but slower than the many satellites that we see every night. I witnessed this light travel across the night sky moving North-East until it moved into the Milky Way, then it blinked off and I lost it at approximately 21:20 (9:20 PM MST). I saw three comercial aircraft to the south of our location at the same time, but highly doubt any of them witnessed this sighting.




NUFORC Note:

We spoke with this witness, as we have done in the past, and we suspect that the report is quite accurate. We do not know what the witnesses observed. PD


Posted 2006-10-30

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