NUFORC Sighting 131974
Occurred: 2016-12-31 22:59 LocalReported: 2016-12-31 23:55 Pacific
Duration: 1.5 minutes
No of observers: 2
Location: Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA
Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object
Fireball with huge flames headed from vicinity of Coeur d'Alene Lake toward Pappy Boyington Airport while losing altitude.
Flames diminished, but object still glowed orange.. like campfire embers in the sky. Changed course and flew south, slowly gaining altitude.
NUFORC Note:
If the report, from an anonymous source, is legitimate, we assume that the witness meant a nighttime sighting, at 23:59 hrs.. However, we have no means for contacting the source, in order to confirm the time. We have amended the time above. PD
Posted 2017-01-06
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