NUFORC Sighting 12259

Occurred: 2000-03-12 01:19 Local
Reported: 2000-03-12 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 20 MIN.
No of observers: 2

Location: Simi Valley, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Changed Colo

On the date of 3-12-00, A friend and I was outside in front of DENY'S in Simi Valley. When at 1:19 am in the moring when we both seened a Fire ball in the South-West sky which looked like a meteor then changed shape and hover above us.

On the moring of 03-12-00, I was waiting outside in front of Denny's located at 590 E Los Angeles Av. Simi Valley, Ca. for a friend to show up, which she did at 1:19 pm. At that moment, we both seen a white/orange fire ball with a tail approx. 20 times longer the the Dim. of the object in the South-west sky heading toward us. To me, it looked like a meteor going through the lower atmosphere,or an airplane with it's wing on fire. This lasted approx. 2 minutes. then the odject turn into a white dot with a blue haze around it and slowed down very fast. That this point the odject was almost above us in the clear early morning sky. Then the odject stop above us at a high altitude for approx. 3 to 4 minutes it turn into a hazes red ball, and faded away into the morning sky. .

Posted 2000-03-16