NUFORC UFO Sighting 180075

Occurred: 2023-11-18 18:00 Local
Reported: 2023-12-27 18:33 Pacific
Duration: 15 Seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: West Wendover, NV, USA
Location details: Driving north on Hwy 93 approaching West Wendover, NV

Shape: Light
Color: Green
Estimated Size: Nothing close enough for comparison
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Northwest
Angle of Elevation: 70
Closest Distance: No idea, seemed close though.
Estimated Speed: Faster than anything I've seen other than an F14
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright green light traveling rapidly at low altitude

This was just after sunset, mostly dark, while driving north on Hwy 93 approaching West Wendover from the south.

I saw a brilliant green (like traffic light green) light traveling north-northwest. When I first noticed it, it had just come visible in the upper left corner of the windshield. It appeared to be dropping down toward the ground. I leaned forward to get a better view and it either changed direction or my perspective changed. It then took off to the north-northwest at a very high rate of speed. It was low, between the lowest layer of clouds and the next higher. I could see it behind the clouds and then clearly when it passed an opening. In only a few seconds, it disappeared at the horizon to the north. I'm not sure where the horizon was, but being adjacent to the salt flats, I expect several miles away.

My gut says meteor, but 1. it seemed to change direction, 2. it didn't have a trail, 3. the angle of approach to the earth was very low, and 4. altitude was low.

I'm a field biologist and spend a lot of nights outside watching the sky in the desert. I am familiar with meteors, airplanes, uavs, satellites, space trash, etc.

Posted 2024-02-15