NUFORC Sighting 68204

Occurred: 2009-01-23 20:50 Local
Reported: 2009-01-23 18:28 Pacific
Duration: 1-2 sec.

Location: Raynham (northeast of), MA, USA

Shape:
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Round white greenish hue object. Northeast sky in Raynham MA 8:50 pm 1/23/09

I was sitting in my recliner watching TV when a bright light to my right caught my attention. I at first thought it was the moon. But it streaked almost straight downward at a very slight left to right angle. It was about a tenth of the size of a full moon. I told my wife it looked like the size of a dime. It was white with a slight green hue. I saw it for 1-2 seconds only. I heard nothing. I also do not remember seeing a tail.

NUFORC Note:

We spoke at length via telephone with individual, and we found him to be quite sober-minded, and credible. He has substantial technical background. We suspect that he may have been witness to a bright meteor. However, that is only a guess on our part, and given the other reports on the evening of this date, we are curious as to what he saw. PD

Posted 2009-03-19