Orange Amber Glowing Sphere Over O'Fallon Missouri (Pictures)

Date: July 4, 2010

Time: 9:17 p.m.

Location of Sighting: O'Fallon Missouri.
Number of witnesses: 6
Number of Objects: 1
Shape of Objects: Orb/Sphere.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: We were facing due east watching fireworks from our back yard and saw an orange/amber glowing sphere moving south to north at 9:17 pm Central.

Initially, we assumed it was a firework, but quickly realized that it wasn't. It was not an aircraft because it had no flashing lights indicative of an airplane or helicopter. The object was a glowing orange/amber circular shape.

It maintained altitude and traveled on a flat trajectory (south to north) across the horizon. It left no trail (contrail or smoke) and made no sound. It was not a firework, airplane, or helicopter. We have two airports in close proximity and see air traffic regularly. The object remained visible for roughly one minute, until it moved over the north horizon.

The cloud cover reported at Lambert International Airport (25 miles away) was cloudy at 7,000 ft and mostly cloudy at 15,000 ft. The object must have been below 15,000 ft in order to have remained visible.
There was just enough time for my wife to grab our digital camera from the kitchen and shoot one picture before we lost sight of it as it crossed the northern horizon behind some trees.

I've sent a message to sighting@telus.net and attached a couple versions of the picture that was taken.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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