NUFORC Sighting 05343
Occurred: 1998-11-22 19:00 LocalReported: 1998-11-22 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 5
Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Shape: Other
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Aircraft nearby
Bright burning object with tail originating in northern sky heading east.
Orangeish colored object with a tail originating in the northern sky. Lost tail on the way heading east. Regained tail briefly in the northeastern sky then seemed to explode.
NUFORC Note:
The description seems to us to be not inconsistent with a contrail behind a high-flying aircraft, which is reflecting the setting sun.
Posted 2002-09-06
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