NUFORC Sighting 177348

Occurred: 2023-08-06 03:43 Local
Reported: 2023-08-06 17:05 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Marlboro, NJ, USA
Location details: residential area

Shape: Changing
Explanation: Aircraft - Possible
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Emitted other objects, Changed Colo

Unkown craft 35 miles south of NYC

I was up star gazing around 3:30 am. I saw what I thought was a commercial jet but as the craft came closer, I heard no jet engines. The object displayed a fast and very sharp bright red and white flashing that seemed to obscure its hidden structure or framework. Typically, aircraft that I see have very steady flashing running lights red on the underside green on one wing and a very rhythmic white flashing lights on each wing tip. l was able to quickly grab some video of the object. Words do not do justice for what the video shows. When my phones camera app opened, I had to switch to video. The first 5 seconds show the craft moving from west to east, and the camera with no zoom activated is pointed in the general direction of NYC which would be more towards the upper righthand side of the frame. I was shooting from inside my house so tried to use the middle of the window frame to steady the phone. I used my thumb and index finger to do a pinch of the screen and zoom. When I do that at 5 thru 9 seconds, I lose sight of the object. At 9 seconds I move the phone and the zoomed image appears in the lower lefthand corner of the screen. The Moto 5G phone I used does not do well in low light situations. at around 20 seconds the object moves below the tree line. It is possible there is another artifact associated with the object. In the last 15 seconds or so of the video, there is a small white light just above and to the left of the object and seems to follow and keep pace.

Posted 2023-09-10