NUFORC Sighting 179995

Occurred: 2024-01-07 18:12 Local
Reported: 2024-01-08 04:07 Pacific
Duration: 2 min or so
No of observers: 1 - Military

Location: Athens, TX, USA
Location details: Just outside of my house

Shape: Light
Color: Blueish white
Estimated Size: Bigger than a plane
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: West
Angle of Elevation: 35
Closest Distance: I have no idea
Estimated Speed: Unsure
Explanation: Rocket - Certain
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Silent Light with mist around emitting something from the front

I went out to have a cigarette and when I came out of the door I looked to the west to look at the sunset. There was a big (as in not huge but bigger than a plane) light coming in my direction. It was blueish but on the video I took, it appears more white. What struck me aside from its size was that there was no sound and it was surrounded by what I can only describe as a mist or a fog but there were no clouds at all! Then as it got closer it sort of started gradually heading southeast. It emitted something toward the front that looked like what we see when one of our aircraft breaks the sound barrier but it was in the front. It continued southeast and got mustier and vanished. Again, conditions were very clear -- I could clearly see other aircraft and stars coming out. It looked like a ball of light so I can't really say the shape of it.

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