NUFORC Sighting 59756

Occurred: 2007-11-10 20:00 Local
Reported: 2007-11-11 16:05 Pacific
Duration: 3-5 Minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Jacksonville, FL, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Emitted other objects, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Object entering southeastern Florida atmosphere at high velocity--NOT SPACE SHUTTLE

Leaving my home for a late evening bike ride I noticed an object several feet above the treeline entering our atmosphere in the southeastern sky.

I was confident that I was watching the space shuttle Discovery returning form it's mission. I watched as it streaked along the sky at a slow pace with what seemed to be sparks and embers trailing behind. It glowed orange and then red and back to a dark orange. After a few minutes it decended below the treeline where I could not see it. It also appeared to be losing its color. There were several aircraft that seemed to be in the vicinity so again I felt it was a normal shuttle landing.

I just read that the shuttle landed around 1:00pm versus this event that I witnessed around 8:00pm. I have contacted several news outlets that have also had recent calls regarding this strange object.

I have never seen something like this and wasn't unhinged about it until I found out it wasn't our space shuttle returning home.




NUFORC Note:

The Space Shuttle had landed on November 05th, 2007. PD


Posted 2007-11-28

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