NUFORC Sighting 01523

Occurred: 1996-11-16 23:23 Local
Reported: 1996-11-19 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Mansfield, PA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

Observer saw a large, orange fireball pass across the sky in about 5 seconds. It was approximately 1/4 the size of a full moon. It went from horizon to horizon.

(Not a very precise reporter of fact. He was not sure of direction, but he thought the object had come from the eastern sky.)

He will send a written report, and include the article from the Star-Gazette.

Posted 1999-11-02