NUFORC Sighting 52022

Occurred: 2006-07-17 21:30 Local
Reported: 2006-08-17 20:25 Pacific
Duration: 7 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: Newport, RI, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

A bright orange light. Moved awkwardly up and down as it traveled across the sky...Like a fireball at one point then suddenly moves

At first there was just one bright light that closly resembled a planet that was really close though and more of an orangy color than a white color. Suddenly after being still for a few minutes the object moved backwards quickly, did a circle, moved to the left and started to become more distant. The object moved away awkwardly. It was moving up and down. Really weird. Later, we saw 5 of them they were further away then the one seen before. They were all on the same side of the sky, as well. THey resembled stars even more. They were still for a bit then one by one or two at a time they started moving away to the right, all in the same direction. As they moved they did not travel straight they moved up and down slightly as the one before did as well. These objects were definitely not planes, because there were planes in the sky and they moved and looked very different. Plus, planes do not move up and down and do weird loop-d-loop things, nor do they stand still for a few minutes then move rapidly away. I swear this is true I am not even one to totally believe in UFO's. It was so weird. Oh and at one point it was like a fireball, and was stationary, then suddenly would start moving away and didn't look like a fireball anymore but more like a plane, but obviously different.

NUFORC Note:

Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

Posted 2006-10-30