NUFORC Sighting 60583

Occurred: 2007-12-31 18:20 Local
Reported: 2007-12-31 15:58 Pacific
Duration: 30 minutes (approx.)
No of observers: 2

Location: Daniels, WV, USA

Shape: Light

18:20 hours, 235 degrees southwest twinkling and moving object seen.

At approximately 18:20 hours on the evening of 12/31/2007 at approximately 235 degrees southwest I observed a moving object in the sky. It was twinkling like a star, but moved from left to right, then up and down and then in kind of half-loop executions. I compared it to a stable background of mountains and trees to try and make sure that it was not my eyes. The other stars did not move as it did. I called this reporting center at 18:40 hours and was told it was a planet that had commonly been mistaken for an UFO. To my reckoning planets do not twinkle. I then compared that to I think it is Mars (on over to the right/west of the object). Mars did not move, but the object still made the movements as it had before. I did not record this event with camera because the camera could not focus on it. My mother came by to see it as well and ... she got scared.

Posted 2008-02-14