NUFORC Sighting 18430

Occurred: 2001-07-15 00:30 Local
Reported: 2001-07-16 00:00 Pacific
Duration: approx 1 min
No of observers: 5

Location: Port Reading, NJ, USA

Shape: Formation
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

12 starlike, silent,slow moving , erratic pattern, yellowish/orange color objects, eventually fading out one by one.

At approx 0140 on 7/15/01 in Port Reading NJ. Looked at NE part of sky and observed about 12 or so lights in an erratic formation, moving silently & slowly to east. Lights were about the size of a star and had a yellowish/orange color. The erratic pattern changed slowly until these lights faded out and disappeared one by one in no particular order. I am not good at estimating height in the dark but it appeared to be higher than a personal aircraft (Cessna) would fly. Witnessed by 5 people, each in a different location (we were at work). We communicated what we were seeing via 2-way radios. Also at this time a jet was on approach to Newark airport and I wonder if they may have observed these lights.



NUFORC Note:

We suspect the time indicated above by the witness to be an estimate. We have corrected the time to 0030 hrs. (EDT). PD


Posted 2001-08-05

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