UFO Sighting Report
Date:
August, 14, 2006
Location:
traverse city, Michigan, United States
Summary:
my nephew and i were marvelling at the fact that you could see so many stars from the lakeside... you can see almost none from the city. while we were looking at the stars, my nephew said "holy crap, look at that one" and I instantly saw the one he was referring to... it moved at a steady pace from right to left with the exception of a few stops and reversals. It moved along, stopped, moved back, and then carried on in its path. we watched as it moved along and slowly faded from our view. when we walked over to the campfire to join the rest of our family, my wife said that my other nephew had alerted them to the same moving thing. I had just seen a shooting star just moments before and knew that what I was looking at was different... it was much slower and it seemed to stagger in its path and continue on until it faded from our sight.
Date Reported:
8/14/2006 8:23:00 PM
Sighting Time:
10:00 p.m.Day/Night:
NighttimeNo. of Witnesses:
3Duration:
2-3 minutes
Appearance / Description of Object(s)Just like a star, only moving slowly, back and forth. Size of Object(s)It appeared the same in size as the stars in the night sky. Description of Area / SurroundingsA wooded area next to a beach on a small lake. The lake is surrounded by camps and houses, but not very populated. Not very many lights from the surrounding houses. No town light nearby. Full Description & Detailsmy family has been vacationing at spider lake... just outside of traverse city michigan. tonight we had a campfire and as the night progressed we noticed that the stars were becoming more and more visible. The light from the campfire was distorting the view of the stars, so at one point my nephew and I walked over to a darker part of the lakeshore. We were just looking at the stars and talking and I saw a shooting star. Seconds after I saw this, my nephew pointed out what looked like a star that was moving at a steady pace from left to right, but it would stop occasionally and reverse and then continue on. It continued to move in this fashion until it slowly faded from our sight. Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?We thought at first we were seeing a satellite. However, it seemed odd that a satellite would glow just like a star. We've also never seen a satellite move at such a steady pace, stop, reverse, and then move forward again. Witness BackgroundI am a college graduate who is a restaurant manager. My wife is a professional writer who works in advertising. Our nephew is 15 years old. The other nephew is ten. Views on UFOs, before and after sightingCan't say that I believe or disbelieve. We find them interesting, but not fanatics or avid readers about them. Reported Sighting?NoYour Location:Cincinnati, OHAge:36 |
