NUFORC Sighting 48955

Occurred: 2006-01-31 00:40 Local
Reported: 2006-02-01 00:35 Pacific
Duration: couple seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Flash
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

A bright light that raced across the sky and suddenly shot upward and dissapeared.

I saw a white light race across the sky and then shoot up and dissapear. This light was low and it shot up before a hill. It was very strange, it looked like a shooting star, but changed directions rapidly.

I am not sure what it was and was mostly wondering if anyone else had seen or reported this? There is an airport on the other side of the hill, but I have not seen a plane move that fast in the sky before? I am mostly curious.

Posted 2006-02-14