NUFORC Sighting 15838

Occurred: 2000-12-25 20:30 Local
Reported: 2001-01-08 00:00 Pacific
Duration: few seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Atlanta (Dunwoody), GA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Changed Color, Aircraft nearby

An orange/gold ball of light hovered for a second then shot off at incredible speed directly over I-285 from west to east.

A gold-yellow/orange sphere of light hovered for a second and then flew off at an enormous speed directly over I-285 from i believe due west to due east, because it moved so fast it gave the illusion of a blurred contrail behind it as it moved. This object was very large and very bright. I would have dissmissed it as a shooting star however it stood still for a second, and not to mention its huge size. I lost sight of it as it went below the tree line. A lot of air traffic soon followed (probably the f-18's or F-15's from dobbins.

Posted 2001-02-18