NUFORC Sighting 32892

Occurred: 2003-10-27 17:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2003-11-05 15:27 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Troutdale, VA, USA

Shape: Fireball

Fireball visible at low horizon in dusk sky

As reported to me by my mother-in-law on Halloween night, she mentioned she and her son witnessed a fireball object from his porch looking South from Troutdale, VA., on either 10/27 or 10/29 at around 17:00 hrs. in dusk sky from just above treeline to less than 30 deg. to horizon. While object seemed a distance away she reported that the fireball, which pulsed in intensity, at perigee was about 1 to 1 1/2 times the size of a full moon disk. The incident lasted about 5 minutes until it went out. The object apparently remained stationary in the sky until going dim. I checked this site and the only sighting near this one was the Abingdon sighting on 10/22. She said that her sighting was definitely later than that, but was certainly a fireball.

NUFORC Note:

Date is approximate. PD

Posted 2003-11-08