I saw a very bright, shimmering light which was much, much larger than an airplane traveling from west to east in the clear night sky.
At around 10 pm I took the dog out for her daily constitutional. I began to look at the stars, it being a clear evening (a rarity in central Pennsylvania). Almost immediately noticed a bright light traveling very slowly from west to east. The light was circular, very bright (shimmering) and was considerably larger than aircraft lights (at least 5 times as large). I observed the light for several seconds (I'm only guessing that it was 5 seconds) until it just vanished. Again, it was a clear evening so clouds were not a factor. I suppose this light could have been a meteor (although it was moving very slowly, and there was no "tail"). I feel pretty sure, though that this object was not "man made". Lastly, I'd also be very surprised if others did not see this object as well. Several conventional aircraft were visible in the area shortly after the event so I'm tempted to call the airport to see if they heard anything about it. On the other hand I don't want to sound like a nut :-)
At around 10 pm I took the dog out for her daily constitutional. I began to look at the stars, it being a clear evening (a rarity in central Pennsylvania). Almost immediately noticed a bright light traveling very slowly from west to east. The light was circular, very bright (shimmering) and was considerably larger than aircraft lights (at least 5 times as large). I observed the light for several seconds (I'm only guessing that it was 5 seconds) until it just vanished. Again, it was a clear evening so clouds were not a factor. I suppose this light could have been a meteor (although it was moving very slowly, and there was no "tail"). I feel pretty sure, though that this object was not "man made". Lastly, I'd also be very surprised if others did not see this object as well. Several conventional aircraft were visible in the area shortly after the event so I'm tempted to call the airport to see if they heard anything about it. On the other hand I don't want to sound like a nut :-)
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State College
USA
about 5 seconds
about 5 seconds
40.80
-77.87
circle
PA
Occurred : 7/19/2004 22:00 (Entered as : 07/19/2004 22:00) Reported: 7/19/2004 10:32:56 PM 22:32 Posted: 7/25/2004 Location: State College, PA Shape: Circle Duration: about 5 seconds
I saw a very bright, shimmering light which was much, much larger than an airplane traveling from west to east in the clear night sky.