NUFORC Sighting 111083

Occurred: 2014-07-04 22:08 Local
Reported: 2014-07-05 15:16 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Ashland, KY, USA

Shape: Unknown

Single bright orange light moving in a straight line across the sky for about 3 minutes.

Observed a bright orange light, appearing to be at height of normal airlines operation, probably in the 15-30,000 feet range, but difficult to be sure. It was traveling in a straight line, eastward, for about 3 minutes starting from where I first saw it to the West, until disappearing in the East, but not as far as the horizon.

It was flame-like, much brighter than any aircraft lighting, steady, non-flashing, and no white, red, or green lights seen. This was unlike anything I've seen in 50 years of studying the skies, both as one having a keen interest in astronomy, and in the 2300 hrs of flying US C-141 transport planes all over the world. I was wondering at the time if it was an aircraft on fire, but if so, it would have crashed, but there have been no reports of anything like that.

Posted 2014-07-05