NUFORC Sighting 86922

Occurred: 2012-01-30 22:30 Local
Reported: 2012-01-30 20:02 Pacific
Duration: Still ongoing
No of observers: 1

Location: Falls Church, VA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Falls Church, Va: light in the night sky near Orion moves east, turns 90 degrees, and begins moving north.

I took my puppy and cat out back to exercise the puppy a little more before I put her down for the night. Living near DC, we have a lot of light pollution, so I was pleasantly surprised to see so many stars tonight. Orion is the most visible constellation and, as I stood looking at him, I saw what I thought was a plane moving east, away from Bellatrix, Orion's left shoulder.

My stomach dropped as the object made a sharp ninety degree turn and began moving north. It moved slowly and stopped a couple of times, appearing to waver slightly, as if it were moving back and forth. Occasionally it blinked.

I have never seen anything like this before and I am still in a state of stunned disbelief. It might still be visible, but as I thought of coming inside to get a camera, I started getting scared. Partly because I felt frozen in place. I had the absurd thought, "What if they can see me."

Posted 2012-02-03

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