2/12/2003: Boulder, UT, USA

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Occurred : 2/12/2003 22:15 (Entered as : 2/12/03 22:15) Reported: 9/13/2006 2:06:09 PM 14:06 Posted: 10/30/2006 Location: Boulder, UT Shape: Fireball Duration: 10 sec. Characteristics: The object emitted other objects, The object made a sound
moving eas to west, looked like a superbright meteor, ball of fire, melted away suddenly, fairly slow moving I'm retired Business Exec.On or about Feb. 12, 2003, I was watching the 10:00-news on TV. Dog tipped over the garbage can..I went out to investigate and started picking up the trash. It was about 10:15 at night and suddenly my whole yard was lit up. I looked up and turned around to see a ball of fire fairly slow moving from east to west. I lasted about 10-12 seconds and then broke up and disappeard. From where I stood it appeard to be about the size of a basketball and made a soft whooshing noise. It never hit the ground and it just dissapeard and broke in to several smaller peices. ((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD))

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 2/12/2003 22:15 (Entered as : 2/12/03 22:15)
Reported: 9/13/2006 2:06:09 PM 14:06
Posted: 10/30/2006
Location: Boulder, UT
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 10 sec.
Characteristics: The object emitted other objects, The object made a sound

moving eas to west, looked like a superbright meteor, ball of fire, melted away suddenly, fairly slow moving

I'm retired Business Exec.On or about Feb. 12, 2003, I was watching the 10:00-news on TV. Dog tipped over the garbage can..I went out to investigate and started picking up the trash. It was about 10:15 at night and suddenly my whole yard was lit up. I looked up and turned around to see a ball of fire fairly slow moving from east to west. I lasted about 10-12 seconds and then broke up and disappeard. From where I stood it appeard to be about the size of a basketball and made a soft whooshing noise. It never hit the ground and it just dissapeard and broke in to several smaller peices.

((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD))