NUFORC Sighting 24904

Occurred: 2002-09-07 04:00 Local
Reported: 2002-09-07 09:55 Pacific
Duration: 90 sec
No of observers: -1

Location: Framingham, MA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object

Three distinct lights traveling west to east. Initially thought to be a satellite until I realized there were actually three separate objects. Appeared to be at same altitude and speed as most satellites I have observed. At a given point, the objects turned northward and went out of sight by distance factor. What caught my foremost interest was fact that the lights separated when they made the turn northward, then closed again as they moved away, thus my belief they were separate objects. Lights on the objects were white in color and not blinking at all. Same light intensity as a satellite or a distant star.

NUFORC Note:

We suspect that the lights may have been the three satellites that have been reported to us frequently. They are thought to be part of the U. S. Navy "NOSS" satellite project. PD

Posted 2002-09-13