Size of Object(s)

about the size of commercial airliner at cruise altitude

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

35,000 feet

Shape of Object(s)

too distant to see details

Color of Object(s):

bright silver

Full Description & Details

My 37 year old Son and I were looking east, over the lake behind my home in Suffolk, VA. It was a warm late summer afternoon with a cloudless sky. We noticed a commercial airlinner leaving contrails as it headed south, in the busy NY / Atlanta corriadore. Our viewing angle, to the airliner, was about 45 degrees.

My Son, excitedly brought to my attention, a bright silver colored object ,directly overhead, that was on a heading of approximately 90 degrees, moving extremely fast, on what appeared to be a collision course to the airliner. At the last instant, before impact, it appeared to tumble forward three times and disappear. The airliner continued on course, as if not to have noticed. There was no sound nor contrail from the object. Estimated viewing time was 7 or 8 seconds, from zenith to 45 degrees above the horizon.

Witness Background

Male, 69, Dir. of Engineering for Radio Group

Reported Sighting?