NUFORC Sighting 72413

Occurred: 2009-09-19 20:00 Local
Reported: 2009-09-19 18:12 Pacific
Duration: 45 sec.
No of observers: 6

Location: Canton, OH, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Emitted beams

A ball of light with illuminating light shining down at night sat still then rised then just disappeared!

N.E Ohio, Canton. My wife and I stopped over to my mother-in-laws to pick the kids up after dinner. Mother-in law was outside on the back patio with a couple of her girl friends deciding on where they were going out to eat. This was around 19:50. Being a very clear night sky. Facing south, I looked up and noticed a very bright star a little Southeast from where I was facing.

This was just a normal star. I got involved in some conversation and then again at about 20:00 I looked back at the same star just noticing how bright it was on the clear night. I then glanced over to the East. I then saw another bright light that was very high, and illuminating light downward. (like the sun does when it shines through clouds). First, I thought it was another star, but as I watched it , it was weird since it was shining a very noticeable light down like the sun shining light through the clouds.

I just starred at it wondering what it was since the light shining down illuminated like the sun shining through clouds. Not knowing what it was. I grabbed the attention of my wife, mother-in-law and her friends, and my oldest son. I asked them what it was. There was no reply as everyone just starred at it. I would say about 30 sec. after I grabbed everyone’s attention, the light giving off the illuminating light started to rise, slow at first straight up. Then within a sec. the light and the light shining downward were gone!! You could actually see the ball of light and the illuminating light rise up.!!! THEN....There was no light anywhere!! It was gone within a sec. of moving up. We couldn’t even trace it. It was gone! I then looked over at the star I was looking at earlier just trying to make sense of what I just witnessed. the original star was still there and didn't move. We tried to reason with what we just saw. My Mother-in-law and wife who couldn't believe what we just saw, took the skeptic approach. Trying to reason by saying it could have been a jet since the Akron/Canton Airport is 10 miles from the house. However, We were able to compare a jet flying in the distance about 8 – 10 min. later. We all came to the same conclusion. What we saw was not a jet. The jet did not give off nearly as much light as the light we saw in the sky (actually, there is no comparison). Plus the jet moved. The light we saw sat still for about 30sec. while we all were watching it, The jet was considerably smaller, and had flashing lights. The light we saw in the sky did not flash any lights. We had no answers to what we just witnessed. I would say the light location could have been I the area of Canto! n/Louisville/East Canton, Ohio. We still can't get over how the light was shining down, then just raised and disappeared with in a sec. The jet we saw later, we were able watch it’s path as it flew in the sky at night which appeared to be around the same distance and elevation., But the Light we all watched just disappeared. I didn’t know who to contact in the area to report it.

NUFORC Note:

Missile launch. PD

Posted 2009-12-12