NUFORC Sighting 176899

Occurred: 2015-10-15 14:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-07-23 21:01 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 5

Location: Boomer, NC, USA
Location details: Big Recreational Property With Lake Situated Between HWY 18 And Brushy Mountains

Shape: Other

Saw a shiny whirlwind of maybe 20 small silver orbs that rose up off the ground and proceeded to form a shiny whirlwind.

I was walking with my family past our horse barn approaching the top of this old apple orchard and my three and half year son points up above the orchard and says “what’s that” we all look and we see what we all agree on was a shiny whirlwind which slowly began moving up higher and higher into the bluebird sky from on top of the orchard hill. My dad and I picked up our pace and moved up the hill to the location where we first saw lit keeping our eyes locked on the phenomenon. We both describe it as silvery shiny orb like things that resembled a school of fish if they were stuck in a vortex. We got really close probably within 50ft and watched as this shiny vortex just moved up up and away. It eventually disappeared as it passed out of view over the ridge line about 400 yards to the NE and 500 ft or so above our initial position. Whatever it was it was magical and none of us would have seen it if my kid hadn’t called it out while we were walking.

Posted 2023-07-29