NUFORC Sighting 29676

Occurred: 2003-07-08 16:41 Local
Reported: 2003-07-11 13:23 Pacific
Duration: 3 Seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Longview, TX, USA

Shape: Circle

Daylight observation of a fast moving bright circular object below a 10,000 ft cloud level.

Driving home from work southbound. Lots of cumulus clouds. Cloud bases about 10,000ft. Visibility unlimited. About 35 degrees above the southwest horizon a flash caught my eye. Size: 1/4" circle at arms length. Shape: Circle. Color: A very bright silver. At first I thought it was a high flying airliner reflection until it moved / flipped under the dark base of a cumulus cloud. It got brighter and a little larger then disappeared. This was a distinct circular object. Not a reflection, not a balloon, not a bird, not a conventional aircraft. I know aircraft, I was an Air Traffic Controller for 11 years. The outstanding characteristics of the object was that it was a perfect circle and the color was a very bright liquid silver.

NUFORC Note:

We presume the witness means a time of 16:41 hrs.. We have amended the time above. PD

Posted 2003-07-16