5/16/2011: Davenport, IA, USA

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Occurred : 5/16/2011 22:15 (Entered as : 05/16/11 22:15) Reported: 5/17/2011 7:59:45 PM 19:59 Posted: 5/29/2011 Location: Davenport, IA Shape: Circle Duration: 1 min
Silent moving, dark, circular object with reflective bottom moving over houses in Davenport, IA. I had just pulled into work at 10:15pm and was walking around the front of my car. The moon was full and I was facing West with the moon to my back left slightly. Something passed in front of the moon completely blocking the light for a second as the shadow passed me. This caught my attention and I looked up and to my left. When I looked up I saw a craft moving due West and completely silent. It appeared to be about a block or so away and 150 feet above the treeline. It was circular on the bottom and seemed to look slightly smaller than a house in size. There were no lights on it, but the bottom seemed to be highly reflective and appeared to be reflecting a few street lights from below. The bottom surface did not appear to be smooth, as the reflections of light moved on it irregularly. I watched it move slow and silently for about 1 minute before it went behind a building I was close to. I don't think I would have seen it at all if I had not been in the path of the shadow it cast as it went by. No sound, no lights, completely dark object except for the reflections. ((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 5/16/2011 22:15 (Entered as : 05/16/11 22:15)
Reported: 5/17/2011 7:59:45 PM 19:59
Posted: 5/29/2011
Location: Davenport, IA
Shape: Circle
Duration: 1 min

Silent moving, dark, circular object with reflective bottom moving over houses in Davenport, IA.

I had just pulled into work at 10:15pm and was walking around the front of my car. The moon was full and I was facing West with the moon to my back left slightly. Something passed in front of the moon completely blocking the light for a second as the shadow passed me. This caught my attention and I looked up and to my left.

When I looked up I saw a craft moving due West and completely silent. It appeared to be about a block or so away and 150 feet above the treeline. It was circular on the bottom and seemed to look slightly smaller than a house in size. There were no lights on it, but the bottom seemed to be highly reflective and appeared to be reflecting a few street lights from below. The bottom surface did not appear to be smooth, as the reflections of light moved on it irregularly.

I watched it move slow and silently for about 1 minute before it went behind a building I was close to.

I don't think I would have seen it at all if I had not been in the path of the shadow it cast as it went by. No sound, no lights, completely dark object except for the reflections.

((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))