NUFORC Sighting 82310

Occurred: 2011-07-07 00:00 Local
Reported: 2011-07-07 12:20 Pacific
Duration: 2 Minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Tarpon Springs, FL, USA

Shape: Circle

Ball of fire observed in sky.

On the night of July 7th 2011 at approximately 12:28 am, I observed a single ball of fire in the sky heading in a East to West direction in Tarpon Springs, Florida (Pinellas county), with myself looking in a southeast direction. This occurred in front of my house upon returning from my boyfriend's house.

Initially, I believed that it was an aircraft but upon further observation the object was bright and orange/red in color which had the appearance of fire that pulsated; the object did not leave a trail or change color. I observed the object for approximately 2 minutes. At first, the object was "cruising" along until I began to film it. At that point, the object slowed but kept traveling West. Eventually, the object slowed to a stop, began to ascend into the sky and finally faded from view.

Posted 2011-07-17