NUFORC Sighting 82425

Occurred: 2011-07-12 20:03 Local
Reported: 2011-07-12 19:07 Pacific
Duration: Over a period of ~30 mins
No of observers: 2

Location: Memphis, TN, USA

Shape: Cigar

More Objects Over Memphis

Following up with my report from last night, we wondered if these objects would show up again around the same time as last night and the time before a few weeks ago when my girlfriend saw one.

We went outside to sit on our balcony a little before 8pm, as the sun was beginning to set and as the moon was rising. At 8:03pm I saw the first one, which was much higher than all the other ones we had seen previously. I wouldn't have been able to see it if I hadn't been looking for it, I suppose.

During the total period of time of about 30 minutes we were out there, we saw 3 airplanes. One going over us, one taking off, and one coming in. They had their lights on, etc. We knew they were planes compared to these other "floating" objects. The planes also have clearly visible wings and tail. We really double-checked ourselves a lot, especially after seeing so many.

Within the next few minutes, I saw 2 more very, very high (I'm not even going to try to guess how high). They all seemed to be cigar-shaped, but were harder to make out their exact contour because they were so high, but it was clear that it was just a floating silver line with a "tarnished" blackish tinge.

My girlfriend saw the 4th one, which took me a moment to focus in on, but was able to confirm it heading West over us.

Then after a few moments, the last one came floating by, much much lower than all the other ones of this evening and last night. This one had a much clearer "cigar shape" and was silverish in color, maybe hints of darker more tarnish-y areas. We were able to watch it glide across the sky at a steady pace for quite some time. At one point, from my angle it almost looked like a disc that was rotating forwards right side up, like a wheel and what was most visible to us was the underside of it, making it appear to be the cigar-shape. My girlfriend said it was not only a disc rotating, but it was also shifting from side to side, but somehow was able to keep only the "cigar shape" of its side visible. I also wondered if the cigar-shape may have been a ring of light that was wrapped around an invisible cylinder that may have been floating sideways in the way a ring would fit on a finger because when the object got further away it looked to be made of light instead of silvery, but it could have also been the sun going down.

We are going to look out again tonight once it gets darker to see if any of them may glow or are visible in the dark at all. And we will certainly be watching again around the same time of 8pm.

Posted 2011-07-17