NUFORC Sighting 179991

Occurred: 2024-01-07 18:10 Local
Reported: 2024-01-08 07:47 Pacific
Duration: 60-90 seconds from first
No of observers: 2

Location: Longview, TX, USA
Location details: Southwestern sky while driving west bound on Cotton St. at approximately 6:10 pm for 1-2 minutes

Shape: Other
Color: White shifting mist
Estimated Size: About headlight size to a star being a pin point
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: SW
Angle of Elevation: 45
Closest Distance: Could have been nearer or further than the moon.
Explanation: Rocket - Certain
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Driving west bound, my daughter and I saw what seemed like

Driving westbound, my daughter and I saw and were discussing "what is that light?". It was large and bright white behind what appeared to be shifting clouds, then suddenly it wasn't there and we could see it was a perfectly clear sky with not a cloud in the sky! We were discussing it was possibly a crescent moon we couldn't see the entire length of, too bright to be a star, seeming to be shrouded in thick clouds cover.

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