NUFORC Sighting 154273

Occurred: 2020-03-19 04:30 Local
Reported: 2020-03-19 13:57 Pacific
Duration: ~1 minute or so
No of observers: 1

Location: Cerrillos, NM, USA

Shape: Rectangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

3-19-20 4:30 AM bright, steady, orange, rectangular light visible through trees. not a fire but bright like that. 3'X8" perhaps.

Approx 4-30 AM 3-19-2020 I was admiring the dark skies, the crescent moon the bright planets in the SE skies. I'm often there well before dawn. I then saw, through the juniper trees, a bright orange light between my house and my neighbor's which is 660' per google maps. It was stationary, rectangular and appeared to be about 8' off the ground and perhaps 3'X8" tall. At first I thought it might be a fire because of the bright orange, but it was not flickering at all or moving in any way. I walked around a patio table and got about 6' closer trying to get a better view but it wasn't better. I returned to the original spot and watched it for maybe another minute.

I stepped and turned away to pick up the binoculars I leave outside so I could get a better view. As I was focusing them to that distance it went dark.

I had been hesitating whether to call my neighbor or drive over but it was so early I didn't want to disturb them...especially after it went away. I talked to my neighbor this afternoon and he doesn't have any outdoor lights, and certainly not any that are orange, and he and the family were fast asleep at the time I saw it.

I am almost always out there in the same spot with a cup of coffee. I've never seen a light like that in this whole area or anywhere. It seemed to be mounted on a pole because of the height I'm estimating but anything is possible.

Posted 2020-05-15