NUFORC Sighting 12537

Occurred: 2000-03-31 23:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2000-04-01 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Philadelphia (SW), PA, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

Saw a round object with lights flashing on the bottom in a circular motion around the object.

I can view the approach of landing aircraft to Philadelphia International Airport from my backyard. I always see landing lights, but this was different. It was round in appearance, and had what appeared to be running lights on the bottom that flashed in a circular flashing motion. I watched it, and it was moving very slowly, much slower than approaching aircraft, and this craft itself was about 2-3000 ft. higher than approaching aircraft. It seemed to be further away than the approaching aircraft in distance and at about 40° from the horizon. It moved very slowly for about five minutes, then turned and went the other way in the same speed. I thought it was strange, and might have been a helicopter, but it was rather high for a helicopter, not to mention in "restricted airspace". Not sure if any pilots might have saw it, but I wouldn't know how to go about and request that info. After it changed direction, it continued on at a slow pace towards the east to NJ. Distance was a factor, so I knew my camcorder would just capture a shaking image of a light with no real help. If there were any others that saw this object, it would be nice to know, to either confirm my site or disbunk it as a helicopter...

Posted 2000-04-15

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