NUFORC Sighting 77058

Occurred: 2010-08-07 19:15 Local
Reported: 2010-08-07 23:18 Pacific
Duration: 3 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Surprise, AZ, USA

Shape: Orb

Large Orb Above White Tank Mountain Range

I was standing on my back patio which faces west towards the White Tank mountain range and noticed a bright amber orb just above a peak on the mountain range.

It was stationary and seemed to brighten quickly at times.

I thought it might be a star, it was brighter and bigger than any other star visible in the sky.

I went back inside the house for about 20min and returned to the patio to view it again and it was gone.

I looked higher in the sky to see if it had changed position like a star (due to earth's rotation), but did not see anything that looked similar in size or brightness.

Posted 2010-08-24