Stationary bright light over foothills stays still for 10 seconds and then flies out of sight in less than a second.
The night was completely clear with no moon out. I had gone into our back yard on the east side of our house and noticed a bright light above the foothills to the east about 7 or 8 miles from me. The light looked like an aircraft landing light, staying stationary in the air, about 1000 feet above the hills. I stared at the light because it wasn't moving and wondered why it was so still if it were a small airplane. It was too bright to be a star. All of a sudden, the light took off with no accelleration toward the north. The best way I can describe how fast it took off is if you were looking at one frame of a moving film and then started the movie, you would see instant motion. The light flew horizontally and covered about 10 miles less than a second. As it flew further to the north it got farther away and I couldn't see it anymore.
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The night was completely clear with no moon out. I had gone into our back yard on the east side of our house and noticed a bright light above the foothills to the east about 7 or 8 miles from me. The light looked like an aircraft landing light, staying stationary in the air, about 1000 feet above the hills. I stared at the light because it wasn't moving and wondered why it was so still if it were a small airplane. It was too bright to be a star. All of a sudden, the light took off with no accelleration toward the north. The best way I can describe how fast it took off is if you were looking at one frame of a moving film and then started the movie, you would see instant motion. The light flew horizontally and covered about 10 miles less than a second. As it flew further to the north it got farther away and I couldn't see it anymore.
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Shelley
USA
10 seconds
10 seconds
43.38
-112.10
light
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Occurred : 8/2/1978 23:00 (Entered as : 08/02/1978 23:00) Reported: 11/6/2003 1:41:36 AM 01:41 Posted: 11/8/2003 Location: Shelley, ID Shape: Light Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Stationary bright light over foothills stays still for 10 seconds and then flies out of sight in less than a second.