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Taunton (UK/England)

Sighted on Thursday 25. December 2008
Reported on
Shape: Oval | Duration: 2 minutes
Source:

Glowing Oval Object In The UK Night SkyThe object was a large glowing orange upright oval shape in the skies in a West South-Westerly direction. It very slowly decreased in altitude over a period of several minutes until it was obscured by clouds.The object did not emit any sound, and was isolated in the night sky. There were no other similar objects or any other activity in the sky.The event was witnessed by two adults and a child.

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