NUFORC UFO Sighting 1051

Occurred: 1995-12-07 20:40 Local
Reported: 1995-12-07 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 4 sec.
No of observers: 6

Location: Oldsmar, FL, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Left a trail

Man and four other people saw a "comet" streak from N to S in eastern sky. It was blue, trailed by an orange blue tail, which extinguished very close behind the object. It was reported as "fist size, about 1/4 diameter of moon." (sic). It was descending (?) at 60 deg. angle below the horizontal. Caller insisted that the object certainly was not a "shooting star."

Posted 1999-11-02