NUFORC Sighting 21128

Occurred: 2002-01-07 17:43 Local
Reported: 2002-01-08 07:55 Pacific
Duration: 2 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Richmond, VA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Green fireball visible thru thick, low clouds.

A green fireball travelling from the WNW to ESE. Lasted about 2 seconds. The interesting thing is that the cloud cover was thick and fairly low. The fireball appeared to be just inside the clouds. The location of the sighting was driving into the the parking lot of the Tuckahoe YMCA on Patterson Avenue.

NUFORC Note:

Please see other reports from the east coast for this date. PD

Posted 2002-01-11