4/20/2012: New Bern, NC, USA

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Occurred : 4/20/2012 23:21 (Entered as : 4/20/12 23:21) Reported: 4/21/2012 6:57:55 PM 18:57 Posted: 5/13/2012 Location: New Bern, NC Shape: Unknown Duration: 3 seconds Characteristics: The object changed color
Amateur Skywatcher Notes Unusual Object Dynamics Shape - not immediately recognized as a standard geometric shape(s) although the front seemed to have curvature Size - golf ball size perceived at 300 yards Trajectory - due north without deviation from path Elevation - 15-18 degrees above horizon (fingers' width at arms length) Field of View - 12-15 degrees Altitude - indeterminable Duration - observed for 2-3 seconds Luminosity - silhouetted with barely detectable rim lighting (new moon-like) Energy Emissions - none detected other than two curved orange flashes of light generated behind front curvature. Timing prior-to and immediately-after the flashes of light did not suggest patterned emissions. Sensory Perception - sound, none; vibration/touch, none; visual, yes; odor/taste, none; extra-sensory, none. Timestamping/Verification - emailed local airport for radar tracking inquiry. Credibility - Amateur Skywatcher, first ever official report

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 4/20/2012 23:21 (Entered as : 4/20/12 23:21)
Reported: 4/21/2012 6:57:55 PM 18:57
Posted: 5/13/2012
Location: New Bern, NC
Shape: Unknown
Duration: 3 seconds
Characteristics: The object changed color

Amateur Skywatcher Notes Unusual Object Dynamics

Shape - not immediately recognized as a standard geometric shape(s) although the front seemed to have curvature
Size - golf ball size perceived at 300 yards
Trajectory - due north without deviation from path
Elevation - 15-18 degrees above horizon (fingers' width at arms length)
Field of View - 12-15 degrees
Altitude - indeterminable Duration - observed for 2-3 seconds
Luminosity - silhouetted with barely detectable rim lighting (new moon-like)
Energy Emissions - none detected other than two curved orange flashes of light generated behind front curvature.

Timing prior-to and immediately-after the flashes of light did not suggest patterned emissions.

Sensory Perception - sound, none; vibration/touch, none; visual, yes; odor/taste, none; extra-sensory, none.

Timestamping/Verification - emailed local airport for radar tracking inquiry.

Credibility - Amateur Skywatcher, first ever official report