NUFORC Sighting 61674
Occurred: 2008-02-17 17:00 LocalReported: 2008-02-18 01:37 Pacific
Duration: >6 minutes
No of observers: 0
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Shape: Other
odd orb on horizon at sunset
A ball of slightly colored light shone above the horizon which at first I took for the sun shining through the clouds. But the sun, as it turns out, was farther south on the horizon. I've seen a rocket take off from afar leaving a trail of gases which refracted the setting sun's rays, and this looked like that in magnitude, color, and intensity. Except this was a discrete, albeit diffuse, orb.
Anomaly is on west horizon above hills at five o'clock pm looking from 39th and Powell.
It was quite odd. Initially I could have sworn it was the sun behind clouds.
Cellphone photos, once on computer, bear out weirdness. Go figure.
Posted 2008-03-04
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