7/4/2014: Livonia, MI, USA

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Occurred : 7/4/2014 22:30 (Entered as : 07/04/2014 22:30) Reported: 7/7/2014 8:32:43 AM 08:32 Posted: 7/11/2014 Location: Livonia, MI Shape: Fireball Duration: 25-30 seconds Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, The object emitted other objects
Red-Orange stationary light accompanied by moving white light. At approximately 10:30 pm on Friday, July 4th, 2014, I stepped outside to watch my neighbor’s fireworks when I noticed a distinct orangy-red “star” in the east sky. The object appeared to be 2-3 times larger than a star or planet, with no discernable shape, and stayed stationary during the 25-30 seconds that I observed it. As I focused on the red object, I noticed a smaller, white object positioned at three o’clock to the red, presumably a star. The white object appeared constant and did not flicker as a star would. The white object than moved to a twelve o’clock position to the red, as if the red object was the pivot point. Once the white object stopped at twelve o’clock, it stayed visible for about 2-3 seconds and then abruptly vanished. The red star stayed visible for five seconds and then appeared to fade in a way that I would describe as waves rippling on water. I stood for 2-3 minutes hoping it would reappear but no luck. Due to the number of large, ma! ture trees in my neighborhood I couldn’t tell if there were more objects or if the object(s) reappeared in a different part of the sky. My location is in northwest Livonia near Seven Mile Road & Newburg. There were quite a few local fireworks and maybe the objects I saw were somehow related to the Fourth of July festivities. I wasn’t even going to mention this until I saw similar reports on the same night in southeastern Michigan.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 7/4/2014 22:30 (Entered as : 07/04/2014 22:30)
Reported: 7/7/2014 8:32:43 AM 08:32
Posted: 7/11/2014
Location: Livonia, MI
Shape: Fireball
Duration: 25-30 seconds
Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, The object emitted other objects

Red-Orange stationary light accompanied by moving white light.

At approximately 10:30 pm on Friday, July 4th, 2014, I stepped outside to watch my neighbor’s fireworks when I noticed a distinct orangy-red “star” in the east sky. The object appeared to be 2-3 times larger than a star or planet, with no discernable shape, and stayed stationary during the 25-30 seconds that I observed it.

As I focused on the red object, I noticed a smaller, white object positioned at three o’clock to the red, presumably a star. The white object appeared constant and did not flicker as a star would.

The white object than moved to a twelve o’clock position to the red, as if the red object was the pivot point.

Once the white object stopped at twelve o’clock, it stayed visible for about 2-3 seconds and then abruptly vanished.

The red star stayed visible for five seconds and then appeared to fade in a way that I would describe as waves rippling on water.

I stood for 2-3 minutes hoping it would reappear but no luck. Due to the number of large, ma! ture trees in my neighborhood I couldn’t tell if there were more objects or if the object(s) reappeared in a different part of the sky.

My location is in northwest Livonia near Seven Mile Road & Newburg. There were quite a few local fireworks and maybe the objects I saw were somehow related to the Fourth of July festivities.

I wasn’t even going to mention this until I saw similar reports on the same night in southeastern Michigan.