NUFORC Sighting 70519

Occurred: 2009-06-12 21:25 Local
Reported: 2009-06-15 14:56 Pacific
Duration: 7-10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria), , Bulgaria

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Lights on object, Left a trail

On 12th June 2009, at around 21:25 on the Istanbul Meridian (19:25 on Greenwich), I saw moving rapidly with constant speed a big sphere (disc), that emitted neon light from within.

It moved without making any noise towards the North, coming from the South, at about 5 degrees from the horizon for about 7-10 seconds.

The light seemed smeared as if the sphere left a slight train of light. At the same time the neon light was not even (about 2/3 of its volume was constant and did not change, however, the remaining 1/3 throbbed). It was like a pulsing reflection inside its surface.

The angular size of the body was equal to the size of a helicopter observed from a distance of 800 meters, as if it cabin is see-through and filled with soft neon light inside,I thought so the first 3-4 seconds.

The sun had set so the flying object was easy to distinguish on the brown yellow haze above the sunset sun. Subconsciously I was looking for a wing or a screw at the back of it but there was nothing.

The object was lowering slowly and I thought it would cross the line of the horizon so that it would see in front of the hills which are 15-20 kilometers away from where I was, and if this had happened I would have been able to approximate the distance between me and the object but this did not occur.

Visibility was very high, there was no dust or smoke. I could clearly see the ridge of the mountain 50 km south from here. On that day the atmosphere was crystal clear after the rain from the previous day.

The projection of the object’s trajectory made it look like it was going to lower enough for me to see the mountains behind it, but this never happened. It disappeared, with a small slur before that. Right before it disappeared I knew this was about to happen.

As soon as I could not see it any longer I went upstairs to get a better view but the object had long gone.

I also thought possible of the disc making a horizontal circle and me seeing the trajectory that was closest to me because before it disappeared, its light became a little dim.

It is also possible that the object is very far – its speed was like a meteorite’s. Noiseless, quiet and very quick, but it flew almost horizontally above the set sun (with a small lowering to the South). However, it had nothing to do with a meteorite because the disc was very volumetric filled with soft bluish light with angular size of about ¼ or 1/5 of rising or setting full moon.

Actually, the terrain of the mountain hills was the same – going lower from South to the North so it is possible that the object was following the terrain of the hills.

I am describing everything that I had in my mind for these few seconds and I compared it to things that I have seen before like helicopters or meteorites but I know it was neither of those.

The place where I was standing has coordinates S 43.09605 degrees, E 2566973 degrees which is East from the city of Veliko Tarnovo. The object was on the West from my location and was flying from the South towards the North.

For the 7-10 seconds that I saw this object moving, it had travelled 5-10 angular degrees.

I directed Skyscout towards the point of the trajectory of the object and it displayed SAO141665 and HIP 85365.

After 2 days of reflecting, I now think that it is more possible that the sunset played a role, i.e. the object reflected the sunlight for a few seconds.

The question is what this big object is.

Maybe it was a USA bomber B1, (which is a disc) but I have never seen those in the sky.

If it was a B1, then many people would know that.

NUFORC Note:

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

Posted 2009-08-05