1/17/2012: Laredo, TX, USA

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Occurred : 1/17/2012 18:57 (Entered as : 01/17/12 18:57) Reported: 1/18/2012 9:04:38 PM 21:04 Posted: 1/24/2012 Location: Laredo, TX Shape: Unknown Duration: 30 seconds
Light traveling West to East across the sky. While star gazing during the evening, I saw an off-white dot, moving too fast to be a plane or jet, and too slow to be a meteorite. It moved from West-SW to East-NE directly above us and its trajectory covered the whole sky dome. I had my laser pointer and quickly pointed to it so my wife could verify with me what I was seeing. She confirmed the sighting. A plane usually has accompanying intermittent lights and sound, which were not present. A meteorite usually has a tail and fades as it enter the atmosphere; these features were not present. Our location is 27 36 6 N 99 28 58 W.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 1/17/2012 18:57 (Entered as : 01/17/12 18:57)
Reported: 1/18/2012 9:04:38 PM 21:04
Posted: 1/24/2012
Location: Laredo, TX
Shape: Unknown
Duration: 30 seconds

Light traveling West to East across the sky.

While star gazing during the evening, I saw an off-white dot, moving too fast to be a plane or jet, and too slow to be a meteorite. It moved from West-SW to East-NE directly above us and its trajectory covered the whole sky dome.

I had my laser pointer and quickly pointed to it so my wife could verify with me what I was seeing. She confirmed the sighting. A plane usually has accompanying intermittent lights and sound, which were not present. A meteorite usually has a tail and fades as it enter the atmosphere; these features were not present. Our location is 27 36 6 N 99 28 58 W.