NUFORC Sighting 25586

Occurred: 2002-10-14 20:00 Local
Reported: 2002-10-14 20:29 Pacific
Duration: 10 minutes

Location: Hollister, NV, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Very Bright Light in the Western Sky over Hollister, NV on 10/14/02

Not sure it was a craft. Was driving down rt. 93 towards Jackpot, NV at around 8 PM on the 14th of October. I saw a Very bright light almost hovering, in the western sky, shining down from what appeared to be several miles up, and at first thought it was a helocopter, but no noise. There was a plume of white trailing the light and it was going a little up, not down as a meteor would. The light was very large and then suddening it went out. The sparkly plume then died out something like a firework would when it's at the end of the display. Then it was gone completely.

((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))

Posted 2002-10-15