NUFORC Sighting 08298

Occurred: 1999-07-05 00:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 1999-07-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 1min + 1min
No of observers: 4

Location: Annapolis, MD, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Left a trail

a fire ball or all thick tail of white or light yellow falling northwest for one minute and 3 minutes later went back up for 1 minute Left "S" shape

sailing back from Annapolis after haveing dinner and watching fireworks. Someone said look a falling star I turned and saw not a falling star. All four of us watched this streek falling northwest for one minute. It was a thick tail of white or yellow sparkles. it stopped and left a smoke trail in a stright line after a short time it started to bend into a "S" shape as if it had crossed two different levels of wind currents. 5 min. latter the same streek appeared going the oppisite direction up and SE it went through the only small cloud in the sky spliting into two half circels with a line (its trail) going through it. Its trail also turned to smoke and slowly formed a "s" shape. The smoke dissipated in 15 20 Min. There was no sound, no object visible, no navlights. The moon came up 1/2 hour later.

NUFORC Note:

Missile launch out of U. S. Navy Wallops Island, VA, Flight Test Facility. Please see many other reports.

Posted 1999-07-14