Star-looking object beneath the clouds stopping and starting
Looking into the sky almost directly southwest of my location I noticed a far away object that resembled a large star or planet- not terribly different looking from the appearance of Venus under good conditions. The sky was fairly overcast at the time of sighting and the object appear in front of very thick clouds indicating it was not any form of celestial body.
The object was completely stationary for a short period of time but started moving West. The movement was slow and first then the object proceeded to accelerate and slow again somewhat sporadically. The movement was unlike any aircraft I've seen. The movement was not perceived based on the movement of clouds; I was tracking it solely based on it's position relative to the moon.
After moving for approximately thirty seconds to one minute it stopped again and was completely stationary. As soon as it stopped, I went inside to get my phone and look up the number for the hotline. I place the call less than two minutes later and it was still visible and still stationary.
The object was perceived to be at the same altitude as the clouds as it would disappear under very heavy cloud coverage although it still shone bright even in lower cloud coverage that blocked most of the light from the moon. As heavier clouds moved by it, I saw for a split second what could have been a second object that appeared slightly further West and visually lower than the first. I was not exposed to the second object to rule out the possibility of it being a celestial body however I do not recall seeing it in clear skies as I did the first.
Looking into the sky almost directly southwest of my location I noticed a far away object that resembled a large star or planet- not terribly different looking from the appearance of Venus under good conditions. The sky was fairly overcast at the time of sighting and the object appear in front of very thick clouds indicating it was not any form of celestial body.
The object was completely stationary for a short period of time but started moving West. The movement was slow and first then the object proceeded to accelerate and slow again somewhat sporadically. The movement was unlike any aircraft I've seen. The movement was not perceived based on the movement of clouds; I was tracking it solely based on it's position relative to the moon.
After moving for approximately thirty seconds to one minute it stopped again and was completely stationary. As soon as it stopped, I went inside to get my phone and look up the number for the hotline. I place the call less than two minutes later and it was still visible and still stationary.
The object was perceived to be at the same altitude as the clouds as it would disappear under very heavy cloud coverage although it still shone bright even in lower cloud coverage that blocked most of the light from the moon. As heavier clouds moved by it, I saw for a split second what could have been a second object that appeared slightly further West and visually lower than the first. I was not exposed to the second object to rule out the possibility of it being a celestial body however I do not recall seeing it in clear skies as I did the first.
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Paradise Valley
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
33.55
-111.96
circle
AZ
Occurred : 6/10/2009 01:10 (Entered as : 06/10/2009 1:10) Reported: 7/10/2009 1:40:19 AM 01:40 Posted: 8/5/2009 Location: Paradise Valley, AZ Shape: Circle Duration: 5 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There was an aura or haze around the object
Star-looking object beneath the clouds stopping and starting