NUFORC Sighting 100242

Occurred: 2013-07-16 22:45 Local
Reported: 2013-07-16 21:29 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Landisville, PA, USA

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Witnessed 2 orange fireballs, 1 black oval, and 1 tiny blue dot which flared into a blue fireball in the course of 20 minutes.

The first objects I notice are 2 bright fireballs traveling diagonally up from the northern part of the sky to the west. One is behind the other one significantly. Initially they are a steady, un-blinking orange-yellow. As I stare at them directly, I also notice an oval-shaped black spot moving more rapidly in the opposite direction. After starting at the bright fireballs for about 15-25 seconds, the upper orange ball begins blinking, and then disappears. The lower ball follows suite.

After all 3 are gone from sight (the two balls & the black oval), I notice a tiny blue spot moving in the fashion of a satellite in orbit. However, after it travels horizontally from the northern section of the sky to the east, its pace slows down, almost to a halt. For a few minutes I can’t see it at all.

Then, my eyes gazing in that general direction, I can see it again, appearing to barely be moving at all. It suddenly grows rapidly brighter, and then dwindles quickly and I’m again unable to see it..

Posted 2013-07-22