Large Orb Expands, Then Vanishes
I was sitting outside on a hot evening, looking at the sky towards the NNW. I noticed an object that appeared to be a large and bright star, similar to what Venus would look like at its brightest. Within a few seconds, this object expanded, became bigger and even brighter, then suddenly disappeared. I watched the area for a while longer, but saw nothing re-appear, nothing else unusual. This object never became unnaturally large or bright, but it was odd in that it increased in size before completely vanishing.
I was sitting outside on a hot evening, looking at the sky towards the NNW. I noticed an object that appeared to be a large and bright star, similar to what Venus would look like at its brightest. Within a few seconds, this object expanded, became bigger and even brighter, then suddenly disappeared. I watched the area for a while longer, but saw nothing re-appear, nothing else unusual. This object never became unnaturally large or bright, but it was odd in that it increased in size before completely vanishing.
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Sonoma
USA
30 seconds
30 seconds
38.28
-122.47
flash
CA
Occurred : 7/21/2006 22:00 (Entered as : 07/21/06 22:00) Reported: 7/25/2006 3:54:55 PM 15:54 Posted: 10/30/2006 Location: Sonoma, CA Shape: Flash Duration: 30 seconds
Large Orb Expands, Then Vanishes