NUFORC Sighting 179869

Occurred: 2023-12-17 23:00 Local
Reported: 2023-12-29 21:38 Pacific
Duration: 1 sec
No of observers: 2

Location: Amsterdam, ID, USA
Location details: Driving between Twin Falls ID and Jackpot NV

Shape: Sphere
Color: White
Viewed From: Land
Angle of Elevation: 45

White sphere darts across highway above car

I was driving with my fiance from Northern Idaho to Jackpot NV. We were in the middle of nowhere, I believe we had already passed Twin Falls but it may have occurred between Boise and Twin Falls. It was a clear night punctuated with patches of dense fog. When we hit the first patch of fog a white sphere shot across the road above our car and was gone in less than a second. We both shouted and gasped WTF!? It was clear as day, moving at an incredible speed, clearly visible through the dense fog (now obscuring the stars), made no sound and left no trail. In the moment the best size comparison I could think of was a basketball at the height of a streetlight. My fiance thought it may have been further away and larger, her guess was 100 ft away and 30 ft across.

About an hour later she was asleep. I first saw a small shooting star (tiny with a trail, about 1 inch across my field of view) then I saw a similar white sphere as before (this time much smaller and further away but significantly larger than a shooting star). This sphere shot across my entire field of view from left to right in a second or two before fading off into the distance. My jaw dropped. It was the fastest thing I've ever seen but still no trail, no sound. Totally clear view at the time.

Posted 2024-02-15