NUFORC Sighting 13234

Occurred: 2000-06-19 01:30 Local
Reported: 2000-06-28 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 30 sec
No of observers: 3

Location: Clearlake, CA, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object

Bright Flashes

All we saw was the craft flying over and is flashed three times about ten seconds apart ... It was a satilite or plane ... the flashes were very bright and you could tell that they were very high in altitude ... Thats it

NUFORC Note:

We do not have much information to work with here, but the description is reminiscent of a tumbling rocket booster ("ullage") in orbit. Like a baseball bat thrown by a batter, a rocket will tumble, making its brightness in the night sky fluctuate. PD

Posted 2000-07-11