NUFORC Sighting 166367

Occurred: 2022-01-18 20:32 Local
Reported: 2022-01-23 11:53 Pacific
Duration: 20-25 minutes, then cloud
No of observers: 2

Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Location details: Backyard 40 plus year habit. City watching so rare stars, big & bright seen from here most of time.

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Changed Colo

I noticed the large object, glowing orange. It was motionless soundless, I looked to identify but unsuccessfully. It did not move.

On the evening of the 18th of January, 2022, I went out back to see the skies, as is a habit every evening & dawn. I noticed the perfect orange orb over the moon & began by taking 2 photos. Then, after identifying Betelgeuse, Capella & others, I could not find my orange object in the star charts. I normally can only see planets, etc(big things)in the city. So 10 minutes later, Betelgeuse moved south but my object was still "above" the moon...it was now green & seemed closer. Not sure if it was the fact that it wasn't on a star or satellite chart or experience itself but felt very discombobulated. It remained that way until a large dark cloud covered it all. I was freezing cold, so after 25 minutes, I had to go inside. Next time out, it was not there anymore.

Posted 2022-03-04

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