NUFORC Sighting 81655

Occurred: 2011-06-04 22:30 Local
Reported: 2011-06-05 00:22 Pacific
Duration: 10 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Vacaville, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Bright firey red orange crescent shaped object hwy 505 north Vacaville Calif 6/4/11 10:30pm

I was driving on Hwy 505 North between Vacaville and Winters Calf. around 10:30pm on Saturday 6/4/11

The sky was really dark and I glanced out my drivers side window and saw what I thought was an eclipse of the moon. It was bright firey red orange and shaped like a half moon or crescent shape. It would get really bright and then sort of fade. When it faded you could see red lights.

Then the crescent shape would appear again bright red orange. It looked like it had dropped down lower in the sky.

There were cars driving slow in the fast lane watching this object.

I've never seen anything like this before, and wish I had taken a video camera with me.

I would be interested to know if anyone else has seen this or something similar.

NUFORC Note:

We have written the witness, to inquire whether the object might have been the waxing, crescent Moon in the western sky. PD

Posted 2011-06-12