Occurred: 1973-07-07 17:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-08-04 22:09 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

My cousin and I were laying on our backs on a hill in front of my home - at about a 30 degree angle. Looking up at the night sky, talking.

I saw what I thought was a shooting star - because thats how fast it traveled - and it was very high. I told him to look and he saw it too.

Now this is the great part. It stopped in the sky almost above us - but way way up "like a star"- sat a second....shot to the left...sat a second...shot forward....sat a second...shot to the right...sat a few more seconds - and then CONTINUED to streak across the sky like a shooting star. I mean it went from o mph to probably what would be 15k an hour or something.

No one ever believed us - of course. But I KNOW that was a UFO - just try and explain it away. Nothing goes that fast - stops ON A DIME - then maneuvers intentionally 3 times and hoves each time - the goes from 0 to whatever on its way. Nothing strikes our atmosphere and bounces around in a methodial path with intentional pauses....




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-09-02

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