NUFORC Sighting 67890

Occurred: 2009-01-06 19:45 Local
Reported: 2009-01-07 00:09 Pacific
Duration: 30 min
No of observers: 2

Location: Palmdale, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Abnormaly bright light hovering above the western horizon for 20 minutes. Very strange, piqued my curiosity.

A very bright white light hovered 5 degrees above the western horizon for at least 20 minutes and proceeded in an easterly direction at high velocity. The white light was as intense as the moonlight but much smaller in diameter,very sharp and crisp light, more than a pinpoint of light. Usually there is a lot of military air traffic in the area, and stealth fighters are regularly seen in the area. This light caught my attention immediately when I came outside for a cigarette. It hovered and drifted very slowly too the south for 20 minutes. At first I thought it was a planet but it was much brighter than normal. I noticed the very slow movement of the object and decided it was not stationary. I observed the light for around 10 minutes and decided it was too cold for my comfort. My coworker observed its speedy departure to the east about 10 minutes after I went inside. Way too bright to be an ordinary aircraft and no blinking lights which would be expected on a helocopter.

NUFORC Note:

Venus. PD

Posted 2009-01-10