NUFORC Sighting 03941

Occurred: 1998-09-24 01:30 Local
Reported: 1998-09-24 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Bowling Green, OH, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

We saw a bright oval shaped flash of white light that traveled across the sky near the horizon.

My friend and I are both students at Bowling Green State University. Last night at about 1:30 am, we decided to take a study break and walk around outside. After about 1 minute, we saw an object near the horizon. It was a small circular white light that was traveling at a slow speed. Since there is an airport nearby, we thought we were seeing the landing lights of an airplane. However, the object slowed to a stop and then emitted a white flash and disappeared. The flash was not very bright, but yet it seemed to cover the entire sky. We estimated the object's distance to be about 2 or 3 miles. We heard no sound.

Posted 1998-09-26