NUFORC Sighting 08717

Occurred: 1999-08-14 04:00 Local
Reported: 1999-08-20 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 sec.
No of observers: 0

Location: Turnagain Pass, AK, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

From banks of Turnagain Arm I saw a whitish/blueish strobe type flash. It lit up the water and sky. Weather was clear. It was due south over the Chugach mountains on Turnagain Pass..approx .60 miles south of Anchorage....on August 14, 1999

From the banks of Turnagain Arm (Seward Hiway) I witnessed a bright bright strobe/flash-like light. It lasted one second. I left in fifteen min. or so..nothing else happened other than I got really spooked. No noise..no one else around..no cars. It happened over the Chugach Mountains on Turnagain pass..due south of Anchorage about 60 miles. Night was clear..stars were clear, no wind, Northern lights had been out earlier..towards the north..they were green curtains. This happened on Friday night/Saturday morning at 04:00. of August 13th, 1999.

Posted 1999-08-30