NUFORC Sighting 69512

Occurred: 2009-04-03 21:30 Local
Reported: 2009-04-03 13:48 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Morden, Surrey (UK/England), , United Kingdom

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

just nipped outside on the decking for a cigarette and noticed a bright orange fireball to the east.

my partner witnessed this also.

the object travelled towards me [westerly] glowing brighter and brighter before backtracking to the east getting dimmer and then finally vanishing. The whole thing lasted only 2 minutes from when I saw it but perhaps had been in the sky for longer.

However, I believe it was a 'chinese lantern', the most probable explanation and am merely reporting to see if anyone else witnessed this and their take on it.

Posted 2009-04-14

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