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National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report
Occurred : 9/20/2005 19:45 (Entered as : 09/20/2005 19:45)
Reported: 9/21/2005 11:43:27 AM 11:43
Posted: 6/27/2011
Location: Ajo, AZ
Shape: Disk
Duration: <3min
I WAS SCANNING THE SKY WITH MY BINOCULARS WHEN I NOTICED AN ORANGE/YELLOW DISCK MOVING FROM NW TO SW. IT WAS BRIGHTER THAN A SATELLITE, WITH NO SOUND AND NO NAVIGATIONAL LIGTS (I.E. GREEN, RED OR WHITE).

I GRABBED MY PALM CAMCORDER AND GOT IT ON TAPE. THE OBJECT CHANGED ITS COURSE TO SOUTH NEAR THE END OF SIGHTING, AT WHICH TIME ITS GLOW FADED.

ABOUT 15-20 MIN. LATER, I SPOTTED WITH MY BINOCULARS A MILITARY JET (IDed BY THE WHITE BLINKING LIGHT)- FAR TO THE SOUTH FROM THE NEARBY AF RANGE AND AIR CORRIDOR USED BY THE A-10s GROUND ATTACK PLANES- FLYING ON INTERCEPTION COURSE FROM D-M AFB TOWARD THE AREA WERE THE DISC WAS LAST SEEN HEADING TO.

I AM AN EXPERIENCED OBSERVER WITH 8 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVAL AVIATION.