Super Fast Object Spotted in Night Vision Scope
Was doing some astronomical observation out in the country with a 4.5" reflector telescope, had an extra night-vision monocular for spotting shooting stars (separate from the scope).
We all traded the night vision monocular around, and several of us caught air traffic with FAA flashers, even a couple of satellites (dim, solid lights that move slowly across the sky on a straight line).
One, while spotting through the spotting scope, I caught a single light, color unknown (due to green night-vision tube), fly from the zenith (just above my head) to horizon (behind the mountains in the distance) in 1.5 to 2 seconds MAXIMUM with NO SONIC BOOM!
Never seen anything like this before, it was silent, impossibly fast, and flew generally SW to NE with an erratic (i.e. not straight) flight path. Like a stone skipping off of water.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous, indicates no location for the sighting. PD))
Was doing some astronomical observation out in the country with a 4.5" reflector telescope, had an extra night-vision monocular for spotting shooting stars (separate from the scope).
We all traded the night vision monocular around, and several of us caught air traffic with FAA flashers, even a couple of satellites (dim, solid lights that move slowly across the sky on a straight line).
One, while spotting through the spotting scope, I caught a single light, color unknown (due to green night-vision tube), fly from the zenith (just above my head) to horizon (behind the mountains in the distance) in 1.5 to 2 seconds MAXIMUM with NO SONIC BOOM!
Never seen anything like this before, it was silent, impossibly fast, and flew generally SW to NE with an erratic (i.e. not straight) flight path. Like a stone skipping off of water.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous, indicates no location for the sighting. PD))
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Betetourt County
USA
2 seconds
2 seconds
light
VA
Occurred : 6/16/2005 23:00 (Entered as : 06/16/2005 23:00) Reported: 6/20/2005 7:32:17 AM 07:32 Posted: 6/20/2005 Location: Betetourt County, VA Shape: Light Duration: 2 seconds Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object
Super Fast Object Spotted in Night Vision Scope