NUFORC Sighting 01280

Occurred: 1996-02-09 21:40 Local
Reported: 1996-02-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 6 min.

Location: Hollywood, FL, USA

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Caller was outside smoking a cigarette after having brought his wife and mother back from the hospital. While lying back on the hood of his car, he was watching planes fly overhead. He lives under the flyway between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.

Suddenly, he noted that a white-colored "star" had begun to move from the west to east. Moreover, it appeared to be moving "from side to side. He thought it was very high. The object was approximately the size of a star.

The caller has 20/20 vision.

He called his mother outside, who observed the object for a short period of time.

He called both the local police, and the North Bay (Airport) Tower.

Posted 1999-11-02