NUFORC Sighting 30374

Occurred: 2003-07-26 21:52 Local
Reported: 2003-07-26 23:08 Pacific
Duration: 2-1/2 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Fireball

This was the amber fireball...very smooth trajectory and very fast...just takin` its time it seemed....

I was grilling out on the balcony and cleaning up in between. I stepped outside and looked up... it was just getting dusk at 9:52 PM. I saw an amber "fireball" cross the horizon north of me in Gresham, Oregon at about 30 degrees towards Seattle. It transversed the horizon in about app. 2-1/2 minutes. Time enough for me to run into my apartment and grab my binoculars. It proceeded in a west to east trajectory very smoothly. No sound and no other lights. It appeared to be higher than conventional aircraft but lower than satellites. The movement was VERY smooth.

Posted 2003-08-01