NUFORC Sighting 31344

Occurred: 2003-09-09 22:15 Local
Reported: 2003-09-09 18:48 Pacific
Duration: 15 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Tallahassee, FL, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aircraft nearby

rocket shaped, flat bottom, changing from vertical to horizontal, speed increasing suddenly seen floating around

Observed by 2 graduate students from National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The object had a rocket shape with a flat bottom, was flying extremely slowly, at an angle changing from 0 to almost 45. almost motionless and floating in the air at very low height, almost 40-50 ft above the tree tops. A blue light flashing in the bottom of the object and 2 red lights flashing on 2 sides. The object made a low rumbling sound like an aircraft's engine. It suddenly went vertical and then as we followed it and parked our cars, it became horizontal and increased the speed all of a sudden and vanished quickly.

Again seen near our home, floating around 30-40 ft above tree tops and then vanishing quickly.

Posted 2003-09-12