NUFORC Sighting 110010

Occurred: 2014-06-01 20:45 Local
Reported: 2014-06-06 17:57 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Gilbert, AZ, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Flaming UFO

On June 1, 2014, I was leaving my job near the southwest side of Gilbert, Arizona, heading toward the southeast side. I was on the telephone and was looking for traffic behind me in the side mirror of my vehicle and noticed a red light that looked as if it could have been from a hot air balloon (which are popular around these parts) to the north.

After staring for some time I realized there wasn't a hot air balloon. The craft appeared like a triangle with a round top and looked to have flames coming off it. But, after watching a few moments, the craft looked to be moving upward and so were the flames.

I told the person on the phone what I was seeing in detail as I continued to look back and forth at the object as I proceeded to drive eastward down the road.

As I continued on looking back and forth at the object (unable to stop due to traffic around me), it continued upward until it looked like a small dot next to the moon.

I did not see it go through the atmosphere. It moved at a slower pace until it got further upward.

I believe this to be a UFO because this is not my first visual encounter.

Posted 2014-06-13