2003-10-16 - Hayward, CA - Unknown

A black object that was stationary for at least 10 minutes in the clear sky. Flat and circular base with a strangely shaped top.

Around 5:34pm Pacific time, when I was leaving my work and I saw a black object in the sky. At first I thought it was a crow or a hawk flying, but then a couple of minutes later, it was still in the same position. My office is located in the middle of an industry park, so there are planes that fly by every day. But the object I saw was not moving and it was all black in color. The sun was setting to my right hand side, I tried to see if I can determine its shape by the reflection of sunlight reflected from the surface of the strange object, but because it was all black, I could not see any sunlight reflecting on top of the object, therefore I couldn't see clearly what the top was shaped like. But I believe I saw the base was somewhat circular and flat, but then the top is a bit strange looking. The object I saw did not appear to have any wings and tail like the airplanes I normally see in the sky. I walked away from the office building and toward the bus stop, I waited for the bus to come and the duration was about 6 minutes. When the bus came I could still see the object in the skey in the same position, so I decided to call my co-worker who was still at work to go outside. She came back to the phone and told me she also saw a black object in the sky but it was not moving.