NUFORC Sighting 96652

Occurred: 2013-03-17 00:16 Local
Reported: 2013-03-18 10:44 Pacific
Duration: 3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Escondido, CA, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Changed Colo

Star sized reddish orange glowing sphere seen hovering, floating, and disappearing in Escondido's night sky.

It was around 12 that night that I had left a friends house and walked down the street to wait for a ride.

Minutes later I noticed a small red/orange glowing orb or sphere in the sky up high and off the horizon. I was surprised by this due to the fact that it was not a clear night, but instead one with rather low visibility having only a few stars in the sky. At first I thought it was mars, but then quickly dismissed that as the hovering object began to move across the sky about the same speed as a plane, yet with no flashing lights or noise just a silent steady glow. The object continued to float across the sky in an upward zig zag pattern for a few minutes, which made me think it could have been a red chinese lantern, but I could tell by the size ratio in the sky and the high altitude it was at that this could not be possible.

As it approached a nearby star the object stayed motionless, let off a white glow and then faded into a dim light (that could have been mistaken as a star) and then ultimately disappeared and vanished into thin air.

After its disappearance I was left in shock feeling uneasy, and overwhelmed, the experience even led me to tears. Although the whole event only lasted roughly 3 to 5 minutes it changed my life forever.

NUFORC Note:

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

Posted 2013-05-15