NUFORC UFO Sighting 151273

Occurred: 2019-11-05 03:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2019-12-04 08:43 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Hope Mills, NC, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Left a trail

Seen apparent shooting star bounce off of object in sky changing its trajectory.

I drive a route from Fayetteville, NC, to Florence, SC, starting at 2:30 AM, five days a week. When driving south on I95 at this time, I see shooting stars frequently, about 2 per week.

One day I seen a shooting star when I was about near the Hope Mills area, before the St. Pauls exit. This was in the southeast sky, to my left as I was driving south. It was unusual this time because it suddenly changed direction, as if it had bounced off of a solid object in the atmosphere. I would guess the trajectory changed by about 65 degrees, bouncing back and changing its direction, while still descending. It was all pretty fast, about 5 seconds, and faded like shooting stars do eventually.

I was driving and was not able to record anything. I have been thinking about it, and am finally reporting it because it is bothering me. Did it bounce off of something- and if so what? There was nothing subsequent to this, such as a plane crashing.

Posted 2019-12-19