NUFORC Sighting 148747

Occurred: 2019-09-09 22:55 Local
Reported: 2019-09-09 21:15 Pacific
Duration: 2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Williamstown, KY, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Bright orange ball appeared and shot off like a comet suddenly silently and close to me in the sky.

Sitting on my porch, looking at the night sky, facing south. I was startled by what looked like a bright orange ball surrounded in a distortion appear and immediately fly west at an extremely fast speed out of sight. It appeared to be a few hundred feet up and a few hundred feet out from me. The entire event was silent. When the object first appeared it seemed like a sudden explosion into existence before flying off. It was almost like a bright, up close, silent comet.

Posted 2019-09-12