Size of Object(s)

1/3 traffic light

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

no clue

Shape of Object(s)

round

Color of Object(s):

glowing red

Full Description & Details

In the western sky, a large red ball of light had appeared. It was located west of the star that rises in the southwest this time of year (the star that is first visible at dusk), but about half that star's distance from the horizon. There was a tick dark layer of moisture low in the sky, but airplanes moving west and east were visible, as well as some stars. There also was thunder and lightning, minor stuff caused by the humidity that day.

Initially, I thought it was another aiplane, a really humongous one, and pointed it out to my partner in utter amazement. We both looked at it, but it never blinked, nor did it move. We watched it for a while, and then concluded that it was just 'hanging there.' It still did not move, and I turned to him and joked that it must be a spaceship and the aliens are coming. He was still watching it, and at that same moment, he noticed that it had gone out. "Look, it just went out!" he said, and indeed, the red ball was gone. No clouds were moving by that could have obstructed it. He said that it just went out like a llightbulb.

The object was perfectly round in shape, as bright as a flood light, but more garnet in hue. Compared to an airplane's red light, it was at least ten times as large. From our perspective about 1/3 the size of a traffic light.

Witness Background

Technical Writer/Business Analyst. Background in science and IT.

Other Comments

Not given to hysteria, but I thought this was quite odd. The security guard said that she had seen strange phenomena about a year ago that had been reported on Ch 16 news. She described it as 'fingers of light beams' coming down. No heat or lightning were registered at the time.

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