I saw an object that looked much like one of those silver baloons filled with helium sold in grocery stores. In fact, that is what I thought I was seeing, except for two noteable differences. The bottom third seemed to be transparent and at the very bottom a white light as bright as the sun. The object could have been anywhere from a hundred yards to a mile or more away from me, I had no frame of reference to judge its distance. It moved slowly north to south seeming to slow a bit as a ballon drifting in the wind might. Its altitude seemed constant. It appeared at least five hundred feet above the floor of a valley I was facing.
After watching it in surprise, I ran to get a camera and was back in about twenty seconds by which time the object was gone. At the speed it was moving while I was watching, this should not have been possible. This was a clear day, the sun overhead and no noticable wind at my location. I have a picture of where I saw it, but not of the object itself. The size was about the end of my thumb at arm's length. There was no sound and it was so quiet that I could hear rocks scrunching under the wheels of a Jeep about a quarter mile away. So I didn't seen it arrive, I think it was there when I starting looking that way, and I didn't see it leave, it was gone when I got back with my camera.
I would say it was a baloon except for the transparent part at the bottom and the very bright white light at the very bottom. Also, if it were a balloon, how did it disappear so quickly? Even if it burst, it should have been visible falling and I did look for that. It's really too bad I couldn't have gotten a pic of it. So there you have it, worthless as a report like this probably it.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD))
After watching it in surprise, I ran to get a camera and was back in about twenty seconds by which time the object was gone. At the speed it was moving while I was watching, this should not have been possible. This was a clear day, the sun overhead and no noticable wind at my location. I have a picture of where I saw it, but not of the object itself. The size was about the end of my thumb at arm's length. There was no sound and it was so quiet that I could hear rocks scrunching under the wheels of a Jeep about a quarter mile away. So I didn't seen it arrive, I think it was there when I starting looking that way, and I didn't see it leave, it was gone when I got back with my camera.
I would say it was a baloon except for the transparent part at the bottom and the very bright white light at the very bottom. Also, if it were a balloon, how did it disappear so quickly? Even if it burst, it should have been visible falling and I did look for that. It's really too bad I couldn't have gotten a pic of it. So there you have it, worthless as a report like this probably it.
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD))
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Phoenix
USA
45 sec
45 sec
33.50
-112.08
oval
AZ
Occurred : 4/10/2005 13:30 (Entered as : 04/10/2005 13:30) Reported: 8/21/2005 11:28:29 PM 23:28 Posted: 9/2/2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Shape: Oval Duration: 45 sec Characteristics: There were lights on the object
I saw an object that looked much like one of those silver baloons filled with helium sold in grocery stores. In fact, that is what I th