NUFORC Sighting 174493

Occurred: 2023-02-13 02:45 Local
Reported: 2023-02-13 07:45 Pacific
Duration: Observed for approx. 1 ho
No of observers: 1

Location: Hastings, NE, USA
Location details: Observed from home

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Very large half circle overlapping the moon. Object was brighter than the moon. White with a thin bright green outline.

I was sitting on the couch and noticed a very bright light coming through the window. I went to the window and observed the a strange bright shape overlapping the moon. I went upstairs and also observed it from multiple windows in several different rooms. I have witnessed eclipses in the past but this was not similar to any I have seen. The brightness of the object surpassed that of the moon which is why it caught my attention from the living room. There was a neon like green outline to the half circle shaped object. I took photos with my phone but the pictures do not capture completely what I was viewing. I have never seen anything like this. Weather conditions were clear with no wind gusts. There were no clouds visible. I watched and photographed the moon and object for approx. 1 hour and was still in the sky when I stopped my observation. Viewed in southeast night sky.

Posted 2023-03-06