NUFORC Sighting 170496

Occurred: 2022-07-10 20:09 Local
Reported: 2022-07-16 18:20 Pacific
Duration: approx. 20-30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Concord, NH, USA
Location details: Curtisville Rd., Beaver Pond

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Left a trail

Travel West to East. Contrails. 3 heat signatures port side. No sonic boom/sub sonic.

July 10, 2022 8:09 pm. Sunset 8:27 pm.
From my vantage point standing stationary facing South on Curtisville Rd. at the north end of Beaver Pond. Conditions were clear skies, no wind.
While filming the sunset against the south bank of trees surrounding Beaver pond on Curtisville Rd. in Concord, NH, I looked up at the moon which was 3 days shy of being full (Full Moon July 13). The moon was to my right, South/Southeast. I noticed contrails above and to the right of the moon travelling from right to left which corresponded roughly with a West to East heading. I decided to take several pictures and then zoomed in on what I would describe as a fast-moving UFA: Unidentified Flying Aircraft. When I zoomed in (30x) I noticed 3 heat signatures that looked like 3 jet engines in afterburner mode. Since the aircraft was moving roughly West to East, I concluded that I was looking at 3 jet engines on the port side of the aircraft. I also noticed a puff/plume of dark smoke in the contrails that gave me the impression that it was either 'throttling up' or may have been experiencing engine trouble or a 'flame out' on the starboard side (which I never saw). There was absolutely no sound which may indicate that it was travelling at a high sub-sonic speed or it was a greater distance away than a sonic boom would travel. Below are several pictures. The object was only visible to me as I zoomed in. It had a roughly cylindrical shape and was flying straight and level the entire time. It covered what was open sky in less than 30 seconds. It has been difficult for me to describe the shape. It looked like a blunt white craft with 3 jet engines visible almost like a rocket but did not seem to be moving that fast.

Posted 2022-09-09