low-altitude red-orange orb slows down, then recedes to the size of a star and disappears.
My friend and I were walking around in North Berkeley a little before sunset. She said, "what's that in the sky?" I glanced and said "its just a plane." She wasn't so sure, and after only a few seconds we both knew it was no plane.
The object was moving too slowly to be a plane and was seemingly at a much lower altitude than a plane. It seemed to change speed, slowing down as it got closer to us. It was quite low, hard to say exactly but perhaps only a couple thousand feet or less.
At one point the object stopped and then began receding. It had become larger as it got closer to us, then got smaller very rapidly. It receded to the size of a star, then smaller, then disappeared. The impression I got from this movement was that it shot off directly into space at an extreme velocity. It didn't shoot across the sky, but seemingly outward.
The object was reddish orange. It's hue changed subtly over the course of the sighting. It was orb-shaped, ovular or circular but the "fireball" description may be appropriate as well, since it glowed and seemed to give off a dim radiance.
Why I am convinced it was not a normal craft: -changed speed -changed direction -appeared much larger than an airplane -shaped like a ball or energy or orb (fireball) -appeared to glow with a deep red radiance, not merely reflect sunlight as some planes do around sunset.
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My friend and I were walking around in North Berkeley a little before sunset. She said, "what's that in the sky?" I glanced and said "its just a plane." She wasn't so sure, and after only a few seconds we both knew it was no plane.
The object was moving too slowly to be a plane and was seemingly at a much lower altitude than a plane. It seemed to change speed, slowing down as it got closer to us. It was quite low, hard to say exactly but perhaps only a couple thousand feet or less.
At one point the object stopped and then began receding. It had become larger as it got closer to us, then got smaller very rapidly. It receded to the size of a star, then smaller, then disappeared. The impression I got from this movement was that it shot off directly into space at an extreme velocity. It didn't shoot across the sky, but seemingly outward.
The object was reddish orange. It's hue changed subtly over the course of the sighting. It was orb-shaped, ovular or circular but the "fireball" description may be appropriate as well, since it glowed and seemed to give off a dim radiance.
Why I am convinced it was not a normal craft: -changed speed -changed direction -appeared much larger than an airplane -shaped like a ball or energy or orb (fireball) -appeared to glow with a deep red radiance, not merely reflect sunlight as some planes do around sunset.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
((NUFORC Note: Witness indicates that the date is approximate. PD))
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Berkeley
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3-5 minutes
3-5 minutes
37.87
-122.27
oval
CA
Occurred : 5/5/2012 19:45 (Entered as : 05/05/12 7:45) Reported: 11/17/2012 2:59:02 AM 02:59 Posted: 11/19/2012 Location: Berkeley, CA Shape: Oval Duration: 3-5 minutes Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, The object changed color
Low-altitude red-orange orb slows down, then recedes to the size of a star and disappears.