NUFORC Sighting 176691

Occurred: 2019-05-16 10:27 Local
Reported: 2023-07-10 21:46 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Meridian, ID, USA
Location details: Captured video from a parking lot under approach path of BOI airprort

Shape: Diamond
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

A coworker was looking up in sky and I took video of the object.

A coworker was looking up intensely at a diamond shaped object hovering directly above the approach path to BOI airport/ Gowen Air National Guard. Object appeared to be 100 to 200 feet above the typical altitude of the jets on approach. That altitude being about 400 feet. Apparent size of the object was slightly wider than the body of a 737-300 passenger jet, but about half as long. It was a very stormy day with low clouds and frequent wind gusts up to 50MPH. The object just hovered almost motionless despite the high winds. No sound. No lights. We observed the craft for about 3-5 minutes. Took video for less than a minute. Then the craft rolled to approximately parallel to the ground and then shot straight up very quickly and disappeared into the low clouds. I regret not continuing to video the object until it disappeared. That was shocking after seeing it just sit motionless for minutes. Wasn’t sure what I was looking at.

Posted 2023-07-29