-

204898 sightings reported...
and growing

Austin, NV

Sighted on Tuesday 06. December 2016
Reported on
Shape: Fireball | Duration: 10-15 seconds
Source:

Hello. I work for a major national ((deleted--corporation)) and my family (wife/((age deleted)) daughter) and I were ((deleted--driving north of Austin, NV. I was driving the moving truck and my wife and daughter followed close behind in a separate car. We were heading north on Hwy 305 (about 10-15 miles north of Austin, NV; around 19:15 on 12/06/16) when I saw, what looked like a really dramatic amber/orange slow moving, falling star in the north sky. Right out my front windshield. I immediately radioed my wife (we had picked up some 2-way radios for the trip) and said, "Quick! Look in front of us at that shooting-...". I didn't finish my sentence because as I was speaking, it began to slow down without fading. It then came to a stop, pulsated or barely flashed (not very bright, though) and then another one appeared to the right (east) of the original light/object. About a second later, a third one appeared (again, on the right) and now there were three of them! in a line. Almost like Orion's Belt. About a second or two after the appearance of the third and final light, the original one disappeared (like someone turning off a light switch), then the second one followed suite. The third one, however, made an arcing maneuver towards where the original light was and then disappeared. My wife (who is going to file a separate report) came over the radio and said what I was thinking, "That's not a shooting star." About 10 min later (19:25 or so), I saw a single and same amber/orange light I had seen previously. This one was higher in the sky; where I had to lean in towards the steering wheel and look up out the front windshield (it seemed to be from the same part of the sky as the original sighting). This light, however, was very active. It moved, pretty rapidly, in a horseshoe pattern (from west to east) and then started heading back west before I lost sight of it directly above my truck. Right after its horseshoe maneuver, I saw a white light (a lot smaller than the amber one) shooting from east to west at an incredible speed, where it disappeared near an aircraft (it was slow moving with the usual green/red blinking lights) that I hadn't noticed until that moment. I tried to look out my mirrors to see more, but could only see the aircraft. I radioed my wife during this second sighting as well. She'll be submitting her report shortly. I'll never forget that night as long as I live. Thanks for listening.

comments powered by Disqus

Top 100 nearest sightings ordered by sighting date (100 miles radius):

Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Location Sighted on Shape Duration
Unkown desert, Nevada (United States) 2020-06-17 Other 00:01:00
Nevada (United States) 2020-01-01 Unknown 00:00:00
Nevada (United States) 2018-01-01 Boomerang
Nevada (United States) 2017-10-29 Star-like 01:00:00
Nevada (United States) 2017-09-13 Sphere
Nevada (United States) 2017-09-09 Circle 00:02:30
Nevada (United States) 2017-07-14 Unknown
Nevada (United States) 2017-06-04 Fireball 00:00:07
Nevada (United States) 2017-03-04 Saturn-like
Austin, Nevada (United States) 2017-02-15 Triangle 00:04:00
Austin, NV 2017-02-15 Triangle 3 minutes
Austin, NV 2016-12-06 Other 15 minutes
Nevada (United States) 2016-11-10 Sphere 00:30:00
Nevada (United States) 2016-10-15 Unknown
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-07-18 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-07-05 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-06-01 Sphere Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-03-10 N, A 00:02:25
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-03-01 Unknown Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2016-01-09 Star-like Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-12-07 Square, Rectangular 00:20:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-11-11 Circle 00:02:00
Some where between Fernley and shurz, NV 2015-10-19 Unknown 7 minutes
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-10-05 N, A Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-09-14 Disc Undisclosed
Walgreens pharmacy, Nevada (United States) 2015-09-10 Circle Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-09-04 Sphere 00:02:00
Nevada (United States) 2015-09-03 Oval 00:02:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-08-16 Cylinder Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-08-06 Cone Undisclosed
Jean, NV or Las Vegas, NV, Nevada (United States) 2015-07-07 N, A Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-06-12 Unknown Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-05-06 Circle Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-04-26 Unknown Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-04-19 Cylinder Undisclosed
Unknown, Nevada (United States) 2015-03-16 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2015-03-07 Boomerang 00:06:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2014-06-23 Sphere 01:01:01
Bahrain, NV 2014-06-08 Oval 15 seconds
Bahrain, NV 2014-06-08 Oval 15 seconds
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2014-05-26 Circle 00:00:07
Nevada (United States) 2014-04-30 Other 00:01:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2014-04-24 Star-like Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2014-04-17 Unknown Undisclosed
Mount Charlesto, Nevada (United States) 2014-03-17 Oval Undisclosed
Las Vegas and/or Henderso, Nevada (United States) 2013-08-28 Circle 00:01:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2013-01-30 Sphere Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-11-08 Fireball, Sphere Undisclosed
Las Vegas; enroute to (15 N freeway), NV 2012-10-11 Disk
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-09-16 Other 01:00:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-08-10 Sphere Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-07-04 Circle Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-06-01 Circle Undisclosed
Almost 100 miles above LV, Nevada (United States) 2012-05-30 Square, Rectagular Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-03-30 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-01-10 Square, Rectagular Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2012-01-10 Cylinder, Oval, Sphere Undisclosed
, NV 2011-10-14 Light 22
Atlantic Coast (at sea on cruise ship) (Canada), NV 2011-10-13 Other Less than ten seconds
Highway 95 (eastbound), NV 2011-10-13
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-10-13 Unknown Undisclosed
Eureka, Nevada (United States) 2011-10-01 Unknown 00:02:00
Battle Mountain (54 miles from), NV 2011-08-15 Cigar 2 minutes
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-08-12 Sphere Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-06-23 Unknown Undisclosed
Eureka, NV 2011-06-15 Light 5 minutes
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-05-30 Chevron, Diamond, Square, Rectagular Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-04-30 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2011-01-15 Boomerang, Disc, Star-like, Triangle, Other, Unknown Undisclosed
Nevada, NV 2010-09-24 Rectangle 15 minutes
Eureka, Nevada (United States) 2010-07-03 Circle Undisclosed
Unknown, Nevada (United States) 2010-05-29 Disc Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2010-05-15 Star-like Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2010-04-06 Unknown Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2010-01-23 Boomerang, Bullet, Missile, Cone, Circle, Cross, Cylinder, Diamond, Fireball, Flash, Oval, Saturn-like, Sphere, Star-like, Other, Unknown Undisclosed
Austin, Nevada (United States) 2010-01-16 Circle, Disc, Oval Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2009-11-06 Triangle Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2009-08-17 Unknown Undisclosed
Lagies Junction, Nevada (United States) 2009-08-07 Sphere Undisclosed
Freeley, Nevada (United States) 2009-07-12 Circle, Flash, Sphere, Star-like 01:01:01
Freeley, Nevada (United States) 2009-07-12 Circle, Flash, Sphere, Star-like 01:01:01
Freeley, Nevada (United States) 2009-07-12 Circle, Flash, Sphere, Star-like 01:01:01
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2009-06-11 Other Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2009-06-03 Disc, Egg, Other 00:00:01
Nevada (United States) 2009-03-31 Other 02:00:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2009-02-02 N, A 00:00:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-12-17 Other Undisclosed
WHERE IM AT, Nevada (United States) 2008-12-03 Undisclosed Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-11-18 Circle Undisclosed
? [cms/tg], Nevada (United States) 2008-10-08 Egg Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-10-08 Egg Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-09-18 Unknown Undisclosed
Las Vegas (approx 200 mi north of), NV 2008-09-11 20 sec
Eureka, NV 2008-08-26 Light 10 minutes
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-08-25 Star-like, Other Undisclosed
, NV 2008-07-01 Light 02:00
Las Vegas or St. George, Nevada (United States) 2008-06-17 Other Undisclosed
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-06-16 Chevron, Flash, Star-like 00:10:00
Undisclosed, Nevada (United States) 2008-04-19 Teardrop Undisclosed