NUFORC Sighting 11618

Occurred: 2000-01-07 21:35 Local
Reported: 2000-01-09 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 00:10
No of observers: 1

Location: Three Rivers, MI, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

The night of January 7th I spotted a very bright lime green firebal? streaking past our living room window. Irt was between 1st and 3rd magnatude. as I was inside with room lights on. I dashed to the door in time to see it vanish, but then shortly after there appared a very bright light just above the treetops across the field from us. This object slowly and silently moved off toward Three Rivers, MI. This object was only between a 1/4 mile and a half a mile away.

I have been an amateure astronomer for over thirty years and these two objects have me baffeled. I have seen all kindes of meteors, some leaving smoking trails, but not This lime green color. The second object was compleatly silent, I wish that I could have grabed my night vision scope, but it happened so fast. I could not see any shape or outline of eather object. In addition there were other aircraft in the area but none like this and flying just at treetop hight.

Posted 2000-01-22

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