Occurred: 2008-01-31 15:50 Local
Reported: 2008-01-31 13:42 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 0

Location: Columbus, OH, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Silent round black object moving opposite the wind direction - Columbus, OH

My observation was made at 3:50 PM, 1-31-2008 I was outside my workplace taking a break, when I saw what I thought was a large black balloon drifting overhead.

The object was traveling directly overhead at a slow speed (< 25 MPH) from the northeast to the southwest in the direction of downtown Columbus. I would guess that the altitude was around 1500 –2000 ft. The object was moving in a very straight line, with no changes in direction that I could tell.

There was no sound, and no lights. I thought this was odd, because my location is approximately 3 miles due west of Port Columbus (Ohio) International Airport, in-line with the runways. Planes are regularly approaching or taking off directly overhead, all day, everyday. Today they have been on the approach path.

Adding to my concern was the realization that the wind was blowing the opposite direction that the object was moving. See below a copy of the National Weather Service report for Columbus, OH that I cut and pasted below.

This is the first time I have ever seen something like this that didn’t have a rational explanation.

31° Overcast Feels Like27° Reporting Station: KCMHRelative Humidity: 33%Wind: 70° (ENE) at 8mphGusts: 0mphPressure: 30.3inYesterday's Precip: inYesterday's Low Temp: 15°FYesterday's High Temp: 46°F Dew Point: 5°Visibility: 10miCeiling: 9000ftHeat Index: 31°Wind Chill: 23°6hr Precip: in6hr Low Temp: 16°F6hr High Temp: 28°F Raw Report Data: KCMH 311951Z 07007KT 10SM OVC090 M01/M15 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP276T10061150

Posted 2008-02-14

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