NUFORC Sighting 31502

Occurred: 2003-09-11 23:28 Local
Reported: 2003-09-16 00:56 Pacific
Duration: 3-5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Alexandria, VA, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Bright,zig zagging, greenish-blue orb flashes across sky, mysterious helicopter trails behind

I was in the front passenger seat of my friend's car while we were driving to the gas station when something bright in the sky caught my eye. When I looked up there was a greenish-blueish, round, glowing orb whizing through the air at an incredible speed. The speed alone canceled out the possibility of a jet, not to mention that there was absolutely no sound involved. At first, I thought that maybe it was a comet fragment, but I quickly ruled that out, as there was no streak, and also because it didn't move in a straight path; it zig zaged. Comets don't zig zag. It didnt stay for long, and was almost immediately gone. I don't know how long it was visible for, only that i didn't see it until it was leaving the area. I was urgently trying to get the driver's attention to have her get a look at the craft, but by the time she actually lifted her eyes off the road, the strangely colored light had vanished.....

I found it interesting to note that that same day a friend of mine had seen another in the air at a different time, and another group of friends saw many in Tennessee, including a large lenticular cloud with glowing orbs surrounding it, that following weekend. I have the pictures they took and will develope them as soon as possible. One more thing: there was a mysterious helicopter which seemed to be trailing in the direction of the ufo I saw as described above. Fort Belvoir is quite close to the sighting location.

Posted 2003-09-17