NUFORC Sighting 145366

Occurred: 2019-03-20 18:00 Local
Reported: 2019-03-21 21:30 Pacific
Duration: 5 seconds/5 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Lodi, CA, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Two small fast moving objects near clouds.

On March 20 2019, about 6 pm, I was observing passing cumulus clouds when I saw an object.

This object was rather small, moving at tremendous speed west to east. The object appeared to be long and slender, about 5 times longer than it was thick. It looked to be black in color, but that could not be verified. It appeared to be pointed in front and tapered to the rear from it's thickest point. Altitude is estimated to be about 6,000 feet, using the passing clouds as a reference. I estimate the speed to be at least 500 mph. It covered the visible arc from my viewing point in about 5 seconds. This arc is about 45 degrees, give or take. By the time I rounded the corner of my house for a better look, it was gone.

About 3 minutes later, looking up to the West, I spotted an object that appeared to look like the first one. This one was moving North to South at about half the speed as the first, but rapidly accelerated out of sight in an instant.

Posted 2019-03-29