NUFORC Sighting 114604

Occurred: 2014-10-16 22:30 Local
Reported: 2014-10-17 10:00 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 2

Location: Wichita, KS, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Meteor type object that made a 180 degree change in direction at amazing speed.

My fiancé and I were sitting in the back yard facing West near Kellogg and Ridge Rd enjoying the evening and a fire I had lit in our fire pit. We were layer back in zero gravity chairs watching the fire and looking up towards the sky. I noticed what seemed to be a falling star and got her attention to look up at it. As it moved from the North kind of in a South-West Direction it got brighter as a normal meteor would when it breaches the earths atmosphere. It was moving at an incredible rate of speed as most meteors do. Out of nowhere, the object did a complete 180 degree turn and started heading in a due North direction. When I saw this I yelled at my fiancé who was also watching it. I was excited and started explaining that meteors don't just change direction. I don't think she quite grasped how important and significant this was. I continued to watch it and it bobbled in the sky (like a line on a heart monitor would blip downward) but still mainta! ined the same speed. I lost it behind a tree and never regained sight of it again. I work as a supervisor in the aircraft industry and have even worked on military aircraft. This was not a plane. I am not saying it is alien in origin, but nothing I have ever seen moves that fast and changes direction as quickly as this did. If I had to venture a guess I would say it is possible it is some sort of military project not yet brought to light, but honestly I am dumb-founded by it. I told my lifelong friends, and they just kind of snickered. I am not the type of person who would make up stories. I know what I saw. Until last night I never really payed to much interest in these sorts of things, but I would love to find an answer as to what it was. I will continue to watch the sky at night.




NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD


Posted 2014-11-06

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