NUFORC Sighting 35590

Occurred: 2004-03-13 06:48 Local
Reported: 2004-03-14 10:30 Pacific
Duration: unknown
No of observers: 0

Location: Hay River (Canada), NT, Canada

Shape: Circle

I was on a snowmobile traveling south down a cutline at 06:30. I stopped to wait for a couple friends coming about 5 minutes behind me. I noticed the moon was very low and in the middle of the cutline. It took out my camera and took a couple pictures one that shows the object and then I zoomed in on the moon and took a second picture the object was out of that photo's field of view. I did not notice the object until I downloaded the photo. The weather ws very clear that morning and about -8 Celcuis.

NUFORC Note:

We suspect the anomalous object may be the result of a globule of water on the objective lens of the camera, or perhaps a snowflake, illuminated by the camera's flash. PD

Posted 2004-03-17