NUFORC UFO Sighting 182218

Occurred: 2024-07-08 21:15 Local
Reported: 2024-07-09 13:04 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Datil, NM, USA
Location details: Nighttime , approx 10,000 in altitude as seen from Mt side at 7500 ft.

Shape: Oval
Color: White with blue hue
Estimated Size: 40 - 60 ft in diameter
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 35
Heading: North
Closest Distance: 5000 ft max
Estimated Speed: 800 mph
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object

Object moved faster than a commercial jet , no sound from south to north at a constant speed .

Night was clear ( except for distant low lying smoke from a forest fire), calm with a temperature of approximately 75 degrees. Object was seen from an eastern facing mountain side of 7500 ft elevation. Object was estimated to be at 10,000 ft altitude. Brighter than the star Sirius (with a magnitude of 1.4) No sound , steady rate of speed. Sighting lasted for approximately 30 seconds until out of sight on the horizon. To the unaided eye, the object appeared to be the size of a two Jupiters side by side in its diameter.

Posted 2024-08-22