Small black spherical object observed in the eastern horizon at about 30 degrees
I was sitting on my porch facing east at 10:38a.m. to catch some rays when I noticed at about a 30 degree angle on the horizon a small black spherical object just suspended in the air completely motionless. The sky was completely clear except for a couple very smeall, very thin, barely visible clouds and there was not even a hint of a breeze out. At first I thought it was a bird - the kind that can flap their wings fast enough to just remain relatively motionless, which I have observed on several other occasions - but then I saw a crow fly directly in front of it and it just remained totally motionless although it did seem to be quite a distance off behind the crow but still I didn't notice any kind of movement whatsoever from the object for quite some time, probably a good 2 to 3 minutes or so. Then I thought it was a kite but then rejected that thought immediately since there was absolutely no wind or even so much as a hint of a breeze. Then I thought that it was a baloon of some sort but couldn't justify why it would just sit there completely motionless for such a long time - at least 2 to 3 minutes. I went in to get my digital camera and it was still there when I got back but unfortunately the batteries in the camera needed recharging so I wasn't able to get any footage of it. The object slowly & deliberately moved down and to the south behind some trees & out of sight.
I was sitting on my porch facing east at 10:38a.m. to catch some rays when I noticed at about a 30 degree angle on the horizon a small black spherical object just suspended in the air completely motionless. The sky was completely clear except for a couple very smeall, very thin, barely visible clouds and there was not even a hint of a breeze out. At first I thought it was a bird - the kind that can flap their wings fast enough to just remain relatively motionless, which I have observed on several other occasions - but then I saw a crow fly directly in front of it and it just remained totally motionless although it did seem to be quite a distance off behind the crow but still I didn't notice any kind of movement whatsoever from the object for quite some time, probably a good 2 to 3 minutes or so. Then I thought it was a kite but then rejected that thought immediately since there was absolutely no wind or even so much as a hint of a breeze. Then I thought that it was a baloon of some sort but couldn't justify why it would just sit there completely motionless for such a long time - at least 2 to 3 minutes. I went in to get my digital camera and it was still there when I got back but unfortunately the batteries in the camera needed recharging so I wasn't able to get any footage of it. The object slowly & deliberately moved down and to the south behind some trees & out of sight.
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Eureka
USA
2 to 3 minutes
2 to 3 minutes
40.78
-124.16
sphere
CA
Occurred : 4/18/2006 10:38 (Entered as : 04/18/06 10:38) Reported: 4/18/2006 11:22:42 AM 11:22 Posted: 5/15/2006 Location: Eureka, CA Shape: Sphere Duration: 2 to 3 minutes
Small black spherical object observed in the eastern horizon at about 30 degrees