2011-06-20 - Lafayette, CO - Disk

Elliptical shaped grey metal object moved west to east across summer sky around 6 to 7:30 p.m.

I was outside taking photos of the changing clouds in the sky when the sun’s reflection off the left bottom side of a moving elliptical shaped object caught my attention. It was about a half mile away, high above the tree tops and moving from west to east across the sky. It was approximately 6 to 7:15 p.m. on Monday, June 20, and happened in Lafayette, Colorado.

The object made no noise and was the color of steel. When I first saw it, I thought it was a plane since it was moving through the sky, but I definitely saw the rounded right side of it, so I was confused about its identity. I took a photo of it with my camera using the telephoto, and then continued to watch it cross the sky until it was no longer in my sight. It moved in a straight horizontal pattern and did not dart around. Its speed was similar to our airplanes. Since I was not even thinking about UFOs, but merely taking photos of clouds, the sighting caught me off guard; I was bewildered or I would have taken more photos as it moved off.

I was in an area next to a golf course. No one was with me. Since it was a while before I saw someone, and other things started being discussed, I forgot about what had happened.

A week ago, I finally had a chance to check my memory stick from my digital camera, and there was the photo I had taken! I was so surprised to be seeing it clearly for the first time. (My camera doesn’t have a small viewer, and it’s often difficult to see the topic of the photo on the large screen. Also, I do not see details well if things are far away.)

I am a retired reading specialist who taught at the elementary level for thirty years, as well as taught as a consultant in two university settings. I have a Master’s Degree in Education. I was also a mentor teacher three times, and teacher of the year in my district. Since I retired, I have resumed painting as a hobby/career.