Occurred: 2009-01-14 21:25 Local
Reported: 2009-01-14 20:55 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Perry, IA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

Red-orange light above horizon that rose slowly and zigzagged before disappearing.

I was carrying in some groceries and I saw a flickering orange-red light up above the horizon. The sky was perfectly clear with no clouds. At first, I thought maybe it was a planet or something until it started moving. It seemed to rise slowly while zigzagging back and forth. After watching it for a little over a minute it completely disappeared. The object looked to be a mile or two away west-southwest toward Dawson. I live out in the country surrounded by farmland so I have a pretty good view all around me. This is probably the 3rd time in the last two months I've seen this same light around my house. Also, I saw several planes out and about but as far as I know it didn't make any sound at all.



Posted 2009-03-19

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