NUFORC Sighting 10303

Occurred: 1999-10-24 06:00 Local
Reported: 1999-10-24 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Iowa City, IA, USA

Shape: Sphere


round white ball beyond treetops straight north moving ENE fluctuating

I saw a glowing white sphere appear in the North about 12 degrees up. It moved steadily E like a satellite except it was way too low for a satellite sighting and was as bright as Jupiter and a littel bigger. No other lights present or around it. It curved a little to the Northeast as I watched it for 3 to 5 minutes, gaining in intensity somewhat a few times as it moved away, also similar to a satellite sighting. This was brigher, lower, and moving in an elliptical path, first approaching from the north, then heading east, and then moving away to the northeast of Iowa City. I knew I would not have time to go back to the house to get my binoculars. I was walking just 50 feet from my house when I spotted the object.

Posted 1999-11-02

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