NUFORC Sighting 28004

Occurred: 2003-03-03 19:10 Local
Reported: 2003-03-05 11:16 Pacific
Duration: 5 mins
No of observers: 2

Location: Glendale, CA, USA

Shape: Unknown

Pulsating glow behind cloud.

I was walking to my car after work when I notice a pulsating white light behind a cloud to the west of me. It was impossible to be a projected light from the ground and too large to be from normal air traffic. It pursated for about 90 seconds before I ran in to the office to inform a co-worker. We went back to the spot I first witnessed the light, and it seemed to be gone. After several minutes of discusssing what I say, I caught it out of the corner of my eye. It was the same light but it was sustained for at least 7-8 seconds, then dimmed down to nothing. It repeated agian several minutes later. That was the last time it pursated.

NUFORC Note:

The light could not have been either Jupiter or Sirius, since both of them would have been to the east, or southeast, at the time of the sighting. The only other possibility to be addressed would be the landing light on an approaching airliner. PD

Posted 2003-03-11