NUFORC Sighting 05051

Occurred: 1998-12-10 03:05 Local
Reported: 1998-12-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10-12 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Fort Mill, NC, USA

Shape: Disk

The object was a dull orange glow, shaped like a flattened image of Saturn. It crossed in front of Orion and I caught it in my binoculars. Moved in a sweeping arc from SW to NE

Same as above, I was alone with my binoculars checking out the Orion Nebula when something flashed in my vision. I looked up to see the object make a sweeping curve. It was a dull orange slightly glowing color. The best way I can describe it is if someone was flashing an image on some clouds, except it was a perfectly cloudless night. As it was going away I caught it in my binoculars and verified that it was not a plane or any other object that I knew of. It was shaped like the planet Saturn, except it was flattened, meaning that it bulged in the middle. Then it was gone. It made no sound. Thanks

Posted 1999-01-28