UFO SIGHTING REPORT
NEWCASTLE
HUNTER VALLEY
14th March 2000
Report taken from the AUFORN Mailing List
1800 Callin Code: 00618: 14.03.00.NSW
Date: 14.03.2000
Day: Tuesday
Time Reported: 3.26am
Location: Newcastle Hunter Valley
Reportee: Alison
Report given to nearest rep: Doug Moffett
Tel:
Report:
Alison’s two small children alerted her to a bright star like object at
approx 4.30am that appeared like a supernova, very bright with silver
sparks flying off it to about 1 to 3 cm relatively. Duration was approx
1 hr then Alison went to bed. The object appeared stationary for the
most part, although appeared to move about 1 cm higher before returning
to original position. It was below the level of the other stars and
above the level of the scattered cloud. The object appeared to have
lateral movement of approx one and a half cm’s over a mountain. The
sparks seemed to dim toward the end of the hours observation. The
object was seen in a sou sou westerly direction. This is the part of
the sky and time when Venus could be seen. Venus is rising at approx
4am and is particularly bright at the moment. Due to the effects of
humidity causing the lower atmosphere to be lumpy and thick,
Scintillation would be greater than normal and due to it’s low position
above the horizon at that time this sighting is most likely to be
Venus. Witness is staying up tonight to see if the same effect happens
tonight, she will let us know the outcome. The apparent downward
movement of the object may be due to inversions in the atmosphere caused
by the high humidity
Regards Doug Moffett
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