NUFORC Sighting 48901

Occurred: 2006-01-27 19:00 Local
Reported: 2006-01-28 14:12 Pacific
Duration: 2 hours
No of observers: 2

Location: Ferndale, AR, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Emitted beams

Strange cloud with pulsating greenish lights moving in a circular pattern within that cloud.

I actually never saw a craft, just a strange looking cloud that had pulsating, rythmic greenish light within it in the northwest sky. This was observed after going outside to get my dog who had steadily been barking for several minutes just after sunset. Also I noted several other dogs in the area were barking, not in a threatened manner, but more as if they were just disturbed. My partner also saw the cloud, but returned inside to watch a movie, while I watched the cloud for about 1.5 hours. I looked above me to see other clouds in the sky were moving, all except that cloud, which never moved. The light seemed to go around in a circular pattern within the cloud, almost a teal color. I did finally get into my car about 8:40 pm and drove around Mills Mountain to get a different vantage point. I never did however. The light was gone when I got home and I noted that all the dogs I heard barking in the area had stopped barking. The cloud was, however, still visible without lights, and had changed into a sort of fog, softer looking. I estimate that this cloud was from 1-3 miles from my home, about 10 degrees above Mills Mountain and was more horizontal in shape. I would estimate its size, maybe the size of a football stadium, hard to say though. I live in a rural area just west of Little Rock on 6 acres.

Posted 2006-02-14