NUFORC Sighting 25581

Occurred: 2002-10-14 19:02 Local
Reported: 2002-10-14 19:57 Pacific
Duration: 30econds
No of observers: 0

Location: Creswell, OR, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail

SLOW MOVING COMET LOOKING OBJECT SPOTTED NEAR CRESWELL, OREGON.

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-5, AT 7:02 OR 7:03 PM PST. I NOTICED IN THE SOUTHER HORISON A COMET LOOKING OBJECT ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGREE ELEVATION. OBJECT PRESENT WAS MOVING VERY SLOW. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE AND THE FIVE OR SO SECONDS IT TOOK TO REGISTER IN MY MIND IT WAS VERY CLEAR AND AND THE SKY WAS AZURE IN APPEARANCE. THE OBJECT WAS VERY EASY TO SEE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON I-5 AND FISHED OUT MY BINOCS TO GET A BETTER LOOK. IT WAS STILL IN THE SKY! I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, FOCUSED THE LENS AND IT WAS STILL PRESENT TO OBSERVE! AS I WAS LOOKING AT IT I SAW IT DISINCRATE. THIS TOOK ABOUT THREE TO FOUR SECONDS. IT WAS NO LONGER THERE TO OBSERVE. WOW!!!!!!!!!! IT WAS GOING SO SLOW AND HAD A RATHER FLAT LEVEL MOVEMENT TO THE HORIZON DURING THIS EVENT. I STILL CANNOT BELIEVE IT OCCURRED. I DID CALL 911 TO MAKE MY SITING A DOCUMENTED MATTER. MY NAME IS EMMET KONOW OF CRESWELL, OREGON

((Vandenberg rocket launch. PD))

Posted 2002-10-15

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