NUFORC Sighting 73934
Occurred: 2009-11-04 09:00 Local - ApproximateReported: 2010-01-01 14:51 Pacific
Duration: 3-4 minutes
No of observers: 0
Location: London (UK/England), , United Kingdom
Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby
Clear defined sighting of an utterly unidentifiable object at a busy airport.
We were taking off from Heathrow Airport in London on a BA flight to Boston at around 9:00 am. I was sitting in the window seat of the aircraft, as I enjoy air-travel and watching our take-off's. Heathrow airport was busy at the time, and I was watching many other planes around us out of the window. We had reached about 1000 feet when I saw a dot about 500 feet below us, at a perpendicular angle towards the plane.
I followed the object, looking intently, expecting to be able to identify the aircraft as it approached closer. As it approached I was very surprised to see that it did not materialize into any sort of aviation related object. It was a perfectly spherical shape, a light yet dull metallic gray in colour, with no visible markings or imperfections in the purely circular shape.
It caught my attention, and I struggled to figure out what it was. I assumed it must have been a stationary object on the ground until it passed approximately 500 feet below the ! plane at a relatively high velocity.
From my guess it was relatively small object, no more than 5 metres in diameter. I was completely and utterly puzzled, having never seen anything like it. I have excellent 20/20 vision, and it was a perfect day visually, no clouds/precipitation or fog, and the sun was not too bright. I was quite alert at the time, and was not tired.
I made out the object very clearly, and could easily define the spherical shape and dull metallic colour, it was not blurry in any way and definitely was not a speck or smudge on the aircraft window. That bizarre sighting has puzzled me ever since.
NUFORC Note:
Witness indicates that date is approximate. PD
Posted 2010-02-14
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