NUFORC Sighting 172903

Occurred: 2022-11-05 16:30 Local
Reported: 2022-11-09 22:20 Pacific
Duration: 5 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Lawrence, KS, USA
Location details: k10 intersection across from lawrence rotary arboretum

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

saw a floating transparent white orb that for really bright then disappeared in broad daylight

As I was talking to my father on the phone while walking my dogs in a small field near my apartment I looked up and noticed a white transparent orb in the sky. I couldn't tell if it was moving but it definitely looked out of place. I didn't think much of it at first then the more I looked at it the more confused I got. It appeared to be much higher in the sky than an airplane, but the size of it would be much bigger than an airplane. It also didn't make any sound. I continued looking at it to see if it would move (maybe to see if it was a weather balloon or a drone). But it was also very windy that day so if it was any sort of balloon it would be moving around rather quickly. The object I saw appeared to be still or hovering. Then as I continued looking at it the object almost appeared to turn or shift. And as it turned or shifted it got really bright. But not light on an airplane bright or star bright. It was as if it was a very bright reflection off of a shiny metallic surface. This was especially odd to me because of how far away the object appeared in the sky. It was even almost difficult to look at but I kept my eye on it as long as I could (2-3 minutes maybe). Then my dog pulled me in a different direction so I looked down to see what she was doing. It couldn't have been more than 3-5 seconds then once I looked up the object was gone without even a trace of where it was. I looked for about 15 minutes in the sky after it disappeared to see if I was maybe just overlooking it or to see if it would show up again. But I saw nothing else. And this was on a perfectly sunny mid-afternoon day where there were few clouds in the sky. So it would have been easier to track something down if it had moved in the sky. Unfortunately I didn't capture anything on my phone camera because I was on the phone with my father and processing what I had just seen. The final thing I noticed is this time of year birds are flying around everywhere as they prepare to fly south for the winter. But during this sighting there was nothing in the sky or even anywhere near where I was looking. I didn't think this was odd until I thought about the two times I took my dogs out before the sighting and the next time after the sighting when birds were flying everywhere and making noises. There was none of this during the sighting. But that could have also been a coincidence or me just not paying attention to anything but the object I saw in the sky.

Posted 2022-12-22