NUFORC Sighting 12400

Occurred: 2000-03-16 00:30 Local
Reported: 2000-03-21 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Southampton, Hampshire (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Emitted other objects

looking out towards the moon, I looked at a cluster of stars to the right. I noticed the brightest star moving.

on looking closer I could see that the'star' was moving, maybe like it was tilting then every minute or so an arc like flash eith side of the star would appear, like the moon at half crescent?. I had to rub my eyes a few times to make sure it wasnt just the fact that i was starring at it so long..! but everything else around it was still. the star also moved up and down and in a kind of 'sparkler wave' type motion. I went to bed thinking, was that really happening?, so I got up 10 or so minutes later to have another look and it was still there.

Posted 2000-04-01