NUFORC Sighting 116518

Occurred: 2015-01-03 20:05 Local
Reported: 2015-01-05 15:47 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 15

Location: Melbourne Beach, FL, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Burning object seen falling then glowing red and flying over night sky in Melbourne Beach.

While camping on an island off the coast of Melbourne Beach on Saturday, January 3, 2015, while facing south west we observed a fireball falling from the night sky, at approx 8:05 pm, that appeared to be a meteor. The fireball fell from the sky for approximately a minute or two and then all of a sudden stopped falling, stopped burning, and then started glowing red and hovering in the sky.

We all watched as it flew away west toward land, at a slow controlled speed towards the shore till it went away.

There also aappeared to be a helicopter in the sky that approached it and went away with it possibly following it..

Our group ages ranges from 5-46 years old.

7 of us adults have never witnessed anything like this ever.

Posted 2015-01-07