NUFORC Sighting 174848

Occurred: 2023-03-02 18:50 Local
Reported: 2023-03-02 18:01 Pacific
Duration: ~20 min. Clouds moved in
No of observers: 2

Location: Newmarket, NH, USA
Location details: Looking in the western sky from 10 N. Main St.

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

Observed 2 unusual stationary objects in the sky

I was in my home and looked out my front door and observed 2 lighted objects in the western sky. This is a view I have daily and the 2 objects were new to me. At first, I thought they might be stationary helicopters, although I couldn't hear any noise. I watched through the door for a few minutes thinking that maybe they were moving either directly toward or away from me, but they didn't move. I thought that maybe the 2 panes of glass I was looking through might be distorting the light somehow, so I went outside to get a better view and try to hear if they might be helicopters. No noise, nor any movement. I took a photo and video with my cell, but that didn't prove very useful. I went back in the house and told my wife about it, and she observed them as well. I then decided to put on some warmer clothes and went across the street where I could get a better view. The objects didn't move, although I did lose sight of them when they either went dark or were obscured by clouds. This happened a few times. I called the local police at 7:00 PM to see if they were aware of anything unusual in the sky. They were not, and we did talk briefly about Venus & Jupiter. I continued to watch for another 10 minutes, more or less, until clouds moved in and completely obscured my view, so I went back inside. Both objects could be best described as something akin to a lighted stick man. They appeared to be more like a structure with long straight poles with white lights on them. A main pole or shaft down the middle, with appendages sticking out from them. Sort of rectangular, if you connected the dots of the lighted appendages. Nothing round, like a typical planet. The shapes were certainly not planet-like, unless for some reason, atmospheric conditions were playing games with what we were looking at. So I don’t believe they were planets, but I can’t really account for what I saw either. I’m hoping that someone else may have seen something as well. Thanks for your time.

NUFORC Note:

Jupiter and Venus

Posted 2023-03-06