NUFORC Sighting 168797

Occurred: 2022-06-18 23:00 Local
Reported: 2022-06-19 13:38 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 9

Location: Mesquite, NV, USA
Location details: Cabin Canyon Nevada in the Virgin mountains.

Shape: Cone
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Appeared suddenly seemingly out of nowhere.

Was with a group of 9 people at Cabin Canyon at approximately 11 pm on 18 June 2022 when this appeared suddenly and seemingly out of nowhere. We were on a night ride in our UTV vehicles. As it moved to the east northeast it left behind a smoke ring which expanded and then dissipated. At first I thought is might be a meteor but it did not move that fast. Undetermined altitude. As it moved it did not seem to gain altitude just distance from its original sighting point. Could have been a launch of a test vehicle but no other vehicle sighted.

Posted 2022-06-22