NUFORC UFO Sighting 172883

Occurred: 2022-11-09 01:30 Local
Reported: 2022-11-09 09:20 Pacific
Duration: 2-4 seconds
No of observers: 0

Location: Elyria, OH, USA
Location details: East side of Elyria

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

Fireball that picks a direction and flies away

Sitting in my backyard smoking a cigarette. Looking up at the stars as I do every night. Nothing in the sky. Suddenly there’s a very bright orange light (I can see the light hitting my nose and face, like a bonfire) out of nowhere. It literally looked like a ball of fire. It seemed to float up just a little bit, almost like it was revving up or charging up, and then disappeared in a flash of flight, leaving a tail of light behind it that disappeared after about 0.5 seconds. The light tail that followed it looked like when you trace your name in the dark with a sparkler, that’s how quick it disappeared. I don’t know how else to explain it. This was not a comet or meteorite. It stayed stationary for a second before it moved. It made no sound at all. This happened at about 1:30am and considering it was a pretty clear night and Cleveland Hopkins airport isn’t too far away, I can’t be the only person that saw this.

Posted 2022-12-22