NUFORC Sighting 159050

Occurred: 2020-08-30 21:00 Local
Reported: 2020-08-31 11:34 Pacific
Duration: ~3 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Lockport, NY, USA

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Me, my wife, and a friend saw a strange, cloud-like ring in the night sky

Was on my deck, watching tv. My wife came upstairs and said there's something strange in the sky. Upon looking at the area where she directed me, I saw what appeared to be a cloud with a spotlight hitting it. However, there were no clouds in the sky, and the object was slowly moving north-south. It stayed in what seemed to be a straight line.

More details about the object in question: There appeared to be a small, hazy light in the center with a cloud-like ring surrounding it. The ring was vertical in the sky. Seemed to be slightly luminescent, although the moon was bright and may have been reflecting against it. As we watched, a faint, second ring seemed to form around it. We watched it until it went behind some trees and we could no longer see it.

Posted 2020-09-04