NUFORC Sighting 36380
Occurred: 2004-04-07 21:00 Local - ApproximateReported: 2004-04-16 08:46 Pacific
Duration: 3 SECONDS
Location: Port Mansfield, TX, USA
Shape: Cone
LARGE VERY BRIGHT SPHERE ,AS BRIGHT AS A FLASH BULB.
AT ABOUT 8:PM I SAW A OBJECT TRAVELING AT A GREAT RATE OF SPEED SOUTH TO NORTH FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 SECONDS. IT LOOKED TO ME TO BE TO LARGE AND TO CLOSE TO BE A METOUR,IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE HEADING FOR EARTH BUT FLYING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. AT THE TIME I GUESSED IT TO BE ABOUT 5000 FT.HIGH. IT APPEARED TO HAVE A FIREY EXHAUST WITH NO SMOKE OR CON TRAIL. IT WANT INTO CLOWDS AND LIT THEM UP AND WAS GONE. NO SOUND AT ALL.
IT RESEMBLED A ROCKET FLYING PARALLEL TO EARTH. I AM 66 YEARS OLD,RETIRED ZOO DIRECTOR AND WAS A STUDENT PILOT AT ONE TIME. I reported this to the Raymondville Texas Sheriffs Dept.a few minutes after I saw it and they didnt seem to care.
NUFORC Note:
Date is approximate. PD
Posted 2004-04-27
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