An object similar in size and brightness to Venus higher in altitude and slightly south that hoovered and simply vanished
Approximately 8:45 PM on May 3, 2018, between the towns of Chilhowie and Saltville, VA, my two sons, ages 11 and 17, witness something amazing. As they were facing west (slightly southwest) they saw Venus with a very similar object nearby. It was slightly higher altitude and just to the south.
Both of them were immediately confused. They are very familiar with the night sky and are used to seeing the one bright object. They knew they had never seen two similar objects in those positions before. They observed both objects for at least 5 to 7 seconds. Then the object that was higher in altitude and slightly to the south simply went away.
I was driving the car and could not look to see the objects, yet they were narrating the experience the entire time. Their reaction was quite earnest and not dramatic in anyway. They obviously had the same experience simultaneously.
Approximately 8:45 PM on May 3, 2018, between the towns of Chilhowie and Saltville, VA, my two sons, ages 11 and 17, witness something amazing. As they were facing west (slightly southwest) they saw Venus with a very similar object nearby. It was slightly higher altitude and just to the south.
Both of them were immediately confused. They are very familiar with the night sky and are used to seeing the one bright object. They knew they had never seen two similar objects in those positions before. They observed both objects for at least 5 to 7 seconds. Then the object that was higher in altitude and slightly to the south simply went away.
I was driving the car and could not look to see the objects, yet they were narrating the experience the entire time. Their reaction was quite earnest and not dramatic in anyway. They obviously had the same experience simultaneously.
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Saltville
USA
5-7 seconds
5-7 seconds
36.90
-81.74
unknown
VA
Occurred : 5/3/2018 20:45 (Entered as : 05/03/18 20:45) Reported: 5/5/2018 2:29:14 AM 02:29 Posted: 5/10/2018 Location: Saltville, VA Shape: Unknown Duration: 5-7 seconds
An object similar in size and brightness to Venus higher in altitude and slightly south that hoovered and simply vanished.