NUFORC Sighting 129243

Occurred: 2016-08-13 21:40 Local
Reported: 2016-08-13 20:07 Pacific
Duration: <10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Madison, WI, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Red/orange light seen east of Madison, WI.

I noticed a reddish/orange colored light directly east above the tree line from my balcony. It looked strange enough for me to stop and actually watch for a few minutes. It was hard to say how far it was from me, but I would guess between 2-5 miles... Which would make the light technically above Cottage Grove, WI, and not Madison, WI, where I was located.

Estimated at about 500-700ft in the sky. It was likely located above farm fields. I watched the light hover for ~3 minutes before it began to fade into a smaller light. It faded within 5 seconds to 20% of its original brightness and began moving south east and appeared to be moving further away. It followed this path for about a minute before it disappeared into the sky above the tree line. There were no clouds in the sky.

Posted 2016-08-16

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