NUFORC Sighting 96159

Occurred: 2013-01-30 20:50 Local
Reported: 2013-02-01 08:59 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Palm Coast, FL, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Orange orb over treeline in Palm Coast, FL seen by 2 witnesses driving South on highway 1/30/13 at 8:50

Driving South on the I-95 Highway on the West side, there was a strong, orange orb-shaped light that both the driver and myself noticed simultaneously. It was approximately 8:50 pm. Out first impression was to think that it was a tower that the treeline was blocking all but the top of. However, the lights on our towers were usually red and/or white, not this glowing bright orange.

Seconds after we verbally addressed the light, it began ascending Westwards, toward the direction of the ocean that was less than 4 miles away. It was clearly visible, hovering for moments high above the treeline, then it made a motion in which a blurry dark orange to red short "tail" appeared to come off of the right side of the object that made me think of the term "warp speed".

I was able to take pictures with my iPhone. Almost instantly it seemed substantially smaller. After a moment it blink out of sight then reappeared then blinked out of sight and reappea! red again. One more blink and it was gone.

Posted 2013-02-04

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