NUFORC Sighting 04536

Occurred: 1998-10-09 19:40 Local
Reported: 1998-10-10 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes+
No of observers: 3

Location: Oakland - Near the Bay Bridge, CA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

While driving North on 880, we all thought we saw a falling star. I thought it was going to make it through the atmosphere and hit the Earth. Minutes later, we saw it again (along with 1000's of other commuters). It looked like a large remote control firework that was going East to West, occasionally disappearing and reappearing. I have no clue what this could have been, but it definitely was no airplane or helicopter. This was a vivid sighting by 3 educated, sober people. It was fairly large and looked as though it left a 100 feet of sparks behind it. Turning East-to-West unlike any conventional aircraft.

While driving North on 880, we all thought we saw a falling star. I thought it was going to make it through the atmosphere and hit the Earth. Minutes later, we saw it again (along with 1000's of other commuters). It looked like a large remote control firework that was going East to West, occasionally disappearing and reappearing. I have no clue what this could have been, but it definitely was no airplane or helicopter. This was a vivid sighting by 3 educated, sober people. It was fairly large and looked as though it left a 100 feet of sparks behind it. Turning East-to-West unlike any conventional aircraft.

Posted 1998-11-01