NUFORC Sighting 66811

Occurred: 2008-11-09 19:55 Local
Reported: 2008-11-09 17:48 Pacific
Duration: 40 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Columbia, SC, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

I've built model aricraft for years, yet never saw anything like this....

My wife and I went onto the patio to smoke. We were seated facing due East towards Ft. Jackson. Normally there is frequent air traffic overhead as there is an airport 5 miles South West of us.

I saw what I first supposed to be running lights of an approaching aircraft, except they were not as bright as usual...Very dim by comparison.

As the object got closer, I noticed it was traveling quite fast; faster than an approaching aircraft usually goes, a vaguely bulbous triangular outline was visible from the ground light.

I called my wife’s attention to it, and she remarked that it was odd and resembled a parachute.

My best guess is that the object was at an altitude of roughly 1500 ft. away from us at about 60 degrees above the horizon... neither my wife nor I heard a sound from the object.

Posted 2009-01-10

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