NUFORC Sighting 154857

Occurred: 2020-04-05 20:45 Local
Reported: 2020-04-07 15:04 Pacific
Duration: 2-3 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Molalla, OR, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

A lone F-15 attempting to intercept an unknown aircraft.

At 20:45 on April 6th, 2020, my father and I saw what looked like a star in the Western sky. It then became apparent that it wasn't a star or a satellite. It was omitting a glowing, steady, white light. What made us pay more attention was the fact that it was flying fast at a low elevation. It was traveling from Northwest to Southeast. We then heard the sound of an F-15, which is a common occurrence around where we live. It's a common trail that the Oregon Air National Guard flies their F-15s. It appeared as if the F-15 was attempting to intercept the craft. The craft did not change its speed, and headed South/ Southeast. The F-15 seemingly paced the craft until out of sight, below the horizon. The whole event lasted maybe two to three minutes. We didn't see either the F-15 or the craft again. My dad knew the sound of the F-15 and that is what alerted us to look for it. What was also odd was the fact that the F-15 was flying alone, because we almost always s! ee them flying in pairs.

Posted 2020-04-09