NUFORC Sighting 91370

Occurred: 2012-07-29 22:00 Local
Reported: 2012-08-01 21:03 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Buffalo, NY, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Bright orange orb moving swiftly

Sunday night, 7/29, at around 10pm I saw a definite UFO. Was BRIGHT orange (I mean very very orange), yet very distant. Easily 10x brighter than Venus. It seemed distant, but was moving VERY fast in what seemed to be a straight line. Probably moved across about 90 degrees of sky in about 1-2 minutes.

This is about 10 miles south of Buffalo, NY. It was moving from southwest to northeast.

The sky was clear, starry, yet in the direction the thing was moving I had seen very strong lightning minutes earlier, possibly heat lightning.

The flashes illuminated the sky/clouds in that direction.

I checked weather radar and did see a small thunderstorm cell in that area.

I know for a fact it was not a passenger jet or helicopter.

I found it incredibly unusual and immediately told my girlfriend about it.

We went back out and watched for a while but saw nothing else unusual.

Posted 2012-08-05