NUFORC Sighting 89525

Occurred: 2004-06-30 22:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2012-06-11 12:35 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Baqubah (Iraq), , Iraq

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Glowing red ball rose from ground slowing during tour in Iraq.

While serving in the Army during my tour in Iraq, I was walking alone at night toward the chow hall. It was a quiet night with no activity. I glanced to my left and suddenly a glowing red ball (larger than a softball, a little smaller than a basketball), slowly rose up from the ground toward the sky diagonally. It was about 5-7 feet away when it started to rise. It was not a tracer bullet as it was much larger and slower and there was no sound. As it rose, it picked up speed and was quickly out of sight.

Posted 2012-06-14