NUFORC Sighting 160771

Occurred: 2020-11-23 18:20 Local
Reported: 2020-11-23 18:39 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Willinton, CT, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Orange pinkish object flying straight up into sky

I was heading home on 84 West highway in Connecticut and just passed the exit for Willington, when in the sky I seen what looked like 3 stars very close to together in a cluster through my front windshield. I did a double take because one of the starts was brighter amd almost an orange pinkish haze. I thought no way that is Mars, too low and too bright. As I continue to drive on 84 I start to see the orange pinkish light start to move straight up, away from the cluster and then I realize only 2/3 starts were actually stars. I keep my eye on it while trying to maintain correct speed on highway and notice it start to go straight up then almost curve towards the direction of the moon that was seen through my drivers side window. While it is moving away from my front windshield and toward my driver's window I take a picture, I thought I got a video but somehow the video erased while switching to camera mode. I followed it until it was out of sight and the whole ! situation was less than a minute.

Posted 2020-12-23