NUFORC Sighting 60391

Occurred: 2007-12-14 19:30 Local
Reported: 2007-12-15 01:21 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Bright green sphere over Santa Barbara

I was out on my patio with a friend and looking up at the stars, saw a shooting star cross over the Orion constellation. Seconds later a plane passed. Then after the plane noise died away, I could hear a strange noise that sounded like something being dragged on the ground, but it was loud and coming from above. Immediately after that, a bright green light appeared in the sky, out to the West. It hovered in the sky for a moment, then disappeared as it fell below the roof level of the house in front of mine. The only reason it didn't seem like a flare was that it was much larger, and didn't leave a trail as it moved. My husband, who was in the house, also witnessed the sphere through a window.

The reason I mentioned the shooting star is because a previous poster mentioned seeing shooting stars in conjunction with his UFO sighting in Lompoc, 60 miles away, about a month ago. Anyone else see it tonight?

Posted 2008-03-04