At 11:15pm on April 17, 2009, four bright objects were sighted flying at a very high speed, in a strange pattern, over N. Va
After leaving dinner with several friends in Falls Church, Virginia, my husband and I walked out to our car. It was about 11:15pm on April 17, 2009. The sky was very clear with no moon, so I looked up to see some stars. I looked directly overhead, which at that time and season was toward the area of the sky around the fixed star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes.
When I looked at the sky, I saw four luminous, round objects moving in a northeastern direction. The objects were uniform in size their brightness was similar to an average star. They were clearly flying at a very high altitude. Thinking at first glance that they were a group of meteorites, I pointed them out to my husband. It became apparent that they were not meteorites since their shape, speed and luminosity was constant. They flew almost directly overhead at a high speed and altitude, and did not appear to be birds.
As the objects continued to fly toward the northeast, their formation changed. Rather than flying at a constant direction and speed, they began a movement pattern that was similar to a small swarm of insects. They maneuvered around each other, almost playfully, staying in one group.
The objects seemed to move in a more northerly direction as they assumed this new flight pattern and then flew to the north toward Washington, DC and out of sight.
After leaving dinner with several friends in Falls Church, Virginia, my husband and I walked out to our car. It was about 11:15pm on April 17, 2009. The sky was very clear with no moon, so I looked up to see some stars. I looked directly overhead, which at that time and season was toward the area of the sky around the fixed star Arcturus in the constellation Bootes.
When I looked at the sky, I saw four luminous, round objects moving in a northeastern direction. The objects were uniform in size their brightness was similar to an average star. They were clearly flying at a very high altitude. Thinking at first glance that they were a group of meteorites, I pointed them out to my husband. It became apparent that they were not meteorites since their shape, speed and luminosity was constant. They flew almost directly overhead at a high speed and altitude, and did not appear to be birds.
As the objects continued to fly toward the northeast, their formation changed. Rather than flying at a constant direction and speed, they began a movement pattern that was similar to a small swarm of insects. They maneuvered around each other, almost playfully, staying in one group.
The objects seemed to move in a more northerly direction as they assumed this new flight pattern and then flew to the north toward Washington, DC and out of sight.
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Falls Church
USA
8 seconds
8 seconds
38.87
-77.18
circle
VA
Occurred : 4/17/2009 23:15 (Entered as : 04/17/09 23:15) Reported: 4/18/2009 3:57:09 PM 15:57 Posted: 5/12/2009 Location: Falls Church, VA Shape: Circle Duration: 8 seconds
At 11:15pm on April 17, 2009, four bright objects were sighted flying at a very high speed, in a strange pattern, over N. Va