posted on Oct, 29 2007 @ 08:51 AM
I saw something I couldn't identity (making it a UFO!) on Friday night, so that would have been October 26th. I wish I could remember the exact time.
I think it was between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM. I had just stepped outside of my apartment to get something from my car.
Having heard a low flying propeller plane, I glanced up and watched it as I walked. That's when my attention was drawn to an unusually bright light
in the clear sky. I was facing north at the time, and while the light was almost straight up, I was definitely looking slightly northeast at it.
Initially I suspected it might be another plane or possibly a jet, so I looked for the standard flashing colored lights but saw nothing. I also
noticed that the thing did not seem to be moving.
I observed the bright light for perhaps 10 seconds, surprised by the intensity it had. In fact, it was the intensity of it that made me first wonder
if it was a low flying aircraft. There was no flickering, no apparent movement, and it looked much bigger than a star. However, that size could have
been the product of how bright it was and perhaps some sort of light disbursing effect from the atmosphere.
So, after that initial 10 or so seconds, the thing started to move in a northerly direction, very slowly. Now, I should probably state that prior to
this I didn't not get the feeling that this thing was moving, but I could be mistaken. I wish I had been able to observe it longer in order to really
get a good feel for any movement. Nevertheless, it was moving slowly and steadily north for a couple seconds before the intensity of the light quickly
faded away to the point that this thing looked like nothing more than a star or a satellite. Finally, over the course of the next 10 or so seconds, it
slowly continued to fade until it was gone completely.
I'm not sure what it was. I've watched many satellites, and am familiar with how bright they look and how they move. I would say that this was not a
satellite, but because I wasn't able to have a longer period to watch this thing, I cannot say that with 100% certainty. I wonder if it could have
been a meteorite falling down in my direction so that I couldn't see the typical streak that one sees when watching one from a side view. Or, as I
have heard about since seeing this, I am wondering if it was this bright comet that was sighted over the weekend.
Okay, I just looked at some pictures of the comet I mentioned, Comet Holmes, and I am feeling pretty strongly that what I saw was something different.
I welcome any suggestions as to what it could have been or questions about what I saw.