NUFORC Sighting 113794

Occurred: 2014-09-08 06:00 Local
Reported: 2014-09-22 10:13 Pacific
Duration: 15 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: McMinnville, OR, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects

seen over McMinnville Oregon.

Driving out by the airport,the sky was dark but clear. I looked out the passenger window and couldn't explain what I saw.

There was a plume of smoke with a bright large (maybe 10ft a cross ,it was difficult to gage how far into the distance it was ,or how high in the sky it was.) It looked like a giant flash light was shining down. I thought it was a meteor, but it didn't seem to be moving, nor did it look like what I'd expect a meteor ,or astroid ,or what have you. There was no tail, it was more compact.....stumpy.

The man driving decided to pull over so he could get a better look, but just as he said it the light blinked a couple times and the just went out. Right when it went out, there seemed to be a little piece of something that was burning. It shot off to the upper left and immediately it burnt out. And that was it. All that was left was a poor of smoke. I was stunned, and I thought for sure with its size and the 15 seconds that I saw it, (let alone the actual filtration of time it was present) I was SURE somebody, somewhere had caught it with their cell phone, or camera. But, nothing. I heard nothing about it.

I don't know what I saw, but I know it was something extraordinary.

Finding this site helped me see that maybe I saw something even more unusual.

Posted 2014-09-25