Chrome garbage can in my field of view of high flying jet.
I noticed a high flying jet -single vapor trail(short) very high over me in beautiful clear blue skies.It was heading south to north.I went to find my binocs since it was so high-just a speck I was curious.It was right straight up. By the time I got back it was at 1100 if I were in the clock center. I trained on it and saw clean wings with vertical attachments at the very end. It was a plane. As I moved the binocs to the left a silvery object was just sitting in the sky-looked like a chrome garbage can tipped a bit.It seemed to be as high as the jet maybe lower to the west a bit. It was motionless and then it made two like surges to the south equal to 3/4s of my viewing lens.(These were 7x50 Tasco). Then it was stationary and either went poof or straight up-it seemed like both. My friend says it was a weather balloon.Whatever-it was real cool to see.
((NUFORC Note: We have responded to the witness to inquire whether it might have been a refueling operation. Aircraft do, indeed, fly "in tandem" for refueling operations. PD))
I noticed a high flying jet -single vapor trail(short) very high over me in beautiful clear blue skies.It was heading south to north.I went to find my binocs since it was so high-just a speck I was curious.It was right straight up. By the time I got back it was at 1100 if I were in the clock center. I trained on it and saw clean wings with vertical attachments at the very end. It was a plane. As I moved the binocs to the left a silvery object was just sitting in the sky-looked like a chrome garbage can tipped a bit.It seemed to be as high as the jet maybe lower to the west a bit. It was motionless and then it made two like surges to the south equal to 3/4s of my viewing lens.(These were 7x50 Tasco). Then it was stationary and either went poof or straight up-it seemed like both. My friend says it was a weather balloon.Whatever-it was real cool to see.
((NUFORC Note: We have responded to the witness to inquire whether it might have been a refueling operation. Aircraft do, indeed, fly "in tandem" for refueling operations. PD))
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Phoenix
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
33.50
-112.08
rectangle
AZ
Occurred : 2/4/2001 10:51 (Entered as : 020401 10:51) Reported: 2/5/2001 07:50 Posted: 2/18/2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Shape: Rectangle Duration: 5 minutes Characteristics: There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Chrome garbage can in my field of view of high flying jet.