10/17/2005: Milwaukee, WI, USA

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Occurred : 10/17/2005 18:05 (Entered as : 10/17/2005 18:05) Reported: 10/28/2005 9:55:45 AM 09:55 Posted: 11/3/2005 Location: Milwaukee, WI Shape: Circle Duration: <1 second Characteristics: The object left a trail
Glowing object on Milwaukee's lakefront I am emailing a photo of this object. I was taking pictures of the fall colors at the Lake Michigan lakefront in Milwaukee with my Sony Digital camera from my apartment window on 10/17/05. When I looked at the photo, I saw a white spot in the right center of the picture, which I first assumed was a reflection or flaw in the memory chip. Upon closer inspection, I thought it could have been a lighted glowing object racing across the lakefront at a very high speed - which would not have been seen by the naked eye, but was captured by the very fast shutter speed of the camera. It appears to be heading east to west, leaving a small trail of light in its wake, similar to a jet exhaust. I took numerous other photos of the same area under similar conditions that night and some days later, but could not reproduce the object, whatever it is. There was a full moon that night, but I don't know what time it rose or set.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 10/17/2005 18:05 (Entered as : 10/17/2005 18:05)
Reported: 10/28/2005 9:55:45 AM 09:55
Posted: 11/3/2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Shape: Circle
Duration: <1 second
Characteristics: The object left a trail

Glowing object on Milwaukee's lakefront

I am emailing a photo of this object.

I was taking pictures of the fall colors at the Lake Michigan lakefront in Milwaukee with my Sony Digital camera from my apartment window on 10/17/05. When I looked at the photo, I saw a white spot in the right center of the picture, which I first assumed was a reflection or flaw in the memory chip.

Upon closer inspection, I thought it could have been a lighted glowing object racing across the lakefront at a very high speed - which would not have been seen by the naked eye, but was captured by the very fast shutter speed of the camera. It appears to be heading east to west, leaving a small trail of light in its wake, similar to a jet exhaust.

I took numerous other photos of the same area under similar conditions that night and some days later, but could not reproduce the object, whatever it is.

There was a full moon that night, but I don't know what time it rose or set.