Silent, moving light or shiny object observed in full daylight over Northern Virginia
I live near a flight path for Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). I was in our backyard, and had just watched (and heard) a jet fly roughly overhead (NE) in its landing pattern towards DCA. A minute or so later, I saw a bright light or shiny object moving in the opposite direction (SW). It moved at roughly the same relative speed as the jet, given the jet was probably 2000-5000 feet above me.
I assumed this shiny object was also a plane, with the Sun reflecting off it, but it made no noise whatsoever. As it moved away, it took on the appearance of two lights, but i can't vouch for that as I sometimes see slightly double at a distance. The brightness, considering this was broad daylight and a completely cloudless sky, and the complete lack of noise were enough to make me think twice.
When it disappeared behind a tree, I got up and exited our backyard to the parking lot behind our house to get another look. The trip took me three seconds, but when I to got the parking lot, the object was no longer visible.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
I live near a flight path for Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). I was in our backyard, and had just watched (and heard) a jet fly roughly overhead (NE) in its landing pattern towards DCA. A minute or so later, I saw a bright light or shiny object moving in the opposite direction (SW). It moved at roughly the same relative speed as the jet, given the jet was probably 2000-5000 feet above me.
I assumed this shiny object was also a plane, with the Sun reflecting off it, but it made no noise whatsoever. As it moved away, it took on the appearance of two lights, but i can't vouch for that as I sometimes see slightly double at a distance. The brightness, considering this was broad daylight and a completely cloudless sky, and the complete lack of noise were enough to make me think twice.
When it disappeared behind a tree, I got up and exited our backyard to the parking lot behind our house to get another look. The trip took me three seconds, but when I to got the parking lot, the object was no longer visible.
((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))
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Springfield
USA
10 seconds
10 seconds
38.77
-77.23
light
VA
Occurred : 7/8/2018 11:50 (Entered as : 07/08/18 11:50) Reported: 7/8/2018 11:26:43 AM 11:26 Posted: 7/13/2018 Location: Springfield, VA Shape: Light Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Silent, moving light or shiny object observed in full daylight over Northern Virginia. ((anonymous report))