| ID | #1610717646 |
| Added | Fri, 15/01/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
The object seemed far away, but in the plane's window it was the size of a pea. It was perfectly round and dark with a dark reddish-brown tinge.
It was perfectly outlined against the bright white clouds and did indeed reflect the sunlight with its edges, as if it were very reflective, but part of it was in shadow (?)
There was only one object, and it remained relatively still, just swaying and weaving. In some cases, the object seemed to move too much vertically or horizontally, and then quickly and smoothly returned to its original position. It stayed in plain sight for as long as I could see while the plane was moving.
My neighbor was asleep, it was a flight from Birmingham, UK, to Newark, New Jersey. So I had no one else to confirm this observation with. I don't know what it was but it seemed strange.
Do balloons of any type rise to this height? I think I remember the pilot saying we were at about 38,000 feet. And the small onboard video screens noted that we were over the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere near Iceland.
I'm a marketing professional and I've never seen anything like this before. I was returning from a major trade show in the UK. I'm a 35-year-old American. Duration of observation: 2-3 minutes
Original news
Date: February 12 1999
Location: Over North Atlantic Ocean, Near Iceland
Time: 01:00
Summary: The object seemed distant, yet it was about the size of a pea as seen through the aircraft window. It was perfectly round and dark, with a dark reddish-brown cast to it. It was perfectly outlined against the brilliant white clouds, and did reflect sunlight back from its edges as if it were very reflective but part of it was in shadow. (?) There was only one object, and it remained relatively motionless, just sort of bobbing and weaving. On several ocassions, the object seemed to drift too much in a vertical or horizontal distance, then it quickly and smoothly returned to its original position. It stayed in full-view for as long as I could see as the airplane progressed. My seatmate was asleep, this being a flight from Birmingham, UK to Newark, NJ. So, there was no one else for me to confirm the sighting with. I don’t know what it was, but it seemed strange. Do balloons of any kind ascend to that height? I seem to recall the pilot saying that we were at about 38,000 feet. And the little inflight video screens noted that we were over the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere near Iceland. I am a marketing professional with no prior sightings of this kind. I was returning from a major trade show in the UK. I am a 35-year-old male American. Duration: 2-3 minutes
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
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