Live Intercept Case ID: 86f65725

SIGHTING: NEWPORT NEWS, VA

Sighted On
Saturday 15. April 2017
Reported On
Classification
Fireball
Duration
30 minutes

Witness Testimony

" Multiple ballistic-like fireballs/rockets?From 2130 until 2200, there were at least eight (8) instances of a bright fireball like object traveling across the sky. From the approximate coordinates of (37.0923673,-76.4544147), near The Chesapeake living community in Newport News, VA, the object could be seen traveling in a somewhat ballistic trajectory. Each object would originate from the south-southeast and travel north. The objects were low on the horizon. There would only be one object at a time, with a few minutes between each instance. The objects seemed to be far away, possibly over the Chesapeake bay. The objects were very bright and constant, and did not have flashing lights like an airplane. They looked very similar to rockets, similar to ones launched from Wallops Island. No sound could be heard. Other air traffic (planes, etc) would be seen flying but not typically when these object were seen. The fireball was spherical in shape and bright orange/red. I have a video of a few of ! them. They all seemed to follow the same path. I can also send the original (uncompressed) video files if possible.At about 14 seconds into the video: https://goo.gl/photos/2hNrGd9ZBk7VtPKQ7 Most of this video has the object traveling right to left across the sky:https://goo.gl/photos/B6tovEx15obqjAfJ7 Can be seen at about 15 seconds: https://goo.gl/photos/pj4mbqkCrVDTVJxw5 At about 52 seconds, the object can be seen in this video. I believe this was through an optic: https://goo.gl/photos/ivg48NRx8DZXVTyu9 "

Intelligence Discussion

Coordinates

Latitude
37.0871°
Longitude
-76.473°

Technical Specs

Classification Fireball
Duration 30 minutes
Source NUFORC
Case Number #133652
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near_me Top 100 nearest sightings (100 miles radius)

Location Sighted on Shape
Chester va 2023-10-12 Sphere
east beach, norfolk, virginia 2022-07-04 orb, but possibly too far away to resolve
Chesapeake, Virginia 2022-02-12 Perfect circle
Richmond Virginia 2021-09-08 Orb
Richmond, virginia 2021-09-08 White light
Portsmouth VA 2020-10-16 Planet like
Newport News, Virginia (United States) 2020-04-27 Sphere
Hampton, Virginia (United States) 2020-04-19 Unknown
Chesapeake, Virginia (United States) 2020-04-13 Cylinder
Pier 12 Norfolk Google earth 3D 2020-04-11 Irregular
Urbanna, Virginia (United States) 2020-04-06 Cigar
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-26 Unknown
Toano, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-26 Circle
Kilmarnock, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-22 Disc
Smithfield, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-01 Square, Rectangular
Suffolk, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-01 Star-like
Portsmouth, Virginia (United States) 2020-03-01 Chevron
Yorktown, Virginia (United States) 2020-02-29 Oval
Chesapeake, Virginia (United States) 2019-11-21 Star-like
Chesterfield, Virginia (United States) 2019-11-16 N, A
Chesapeake, Virginia (United States) 2019-10-14 Disc
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2019-09-27 Teardrop
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2019-09-21 Circle
Hampton, Virginia (United States) 2019-09-14 Star-like
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2019-09-13 Bullet, Missile
Henrico, Virginia (United States) 2019-09-05 Fireball
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2019-04-29 Cigar
Norfolk, Virginia (United States) 2019-04-10 Circle
Hampton, Virginia (United States) 2019-01-31 Sphere
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-24 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-24 Unknown
Cape Charles, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-22 Saturn-like
Cape Charles, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-22 Saturn-like
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-18 N, A
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-12-18 N, A
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-11-13 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-10-24 Unknown
Chester, Virginia (United States) 2018-10-17 Cylinder
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2018-09-08 Diamond
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2018-09-08 Diamond
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2018-07-09 Disc
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2018-07-04 Triangle
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-07-01 Unknown
Newport News, Virginia (United States) 2018-06-04 Disc
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-04-15 Triangle
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-03-05 Sphere
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-03-05 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-03-04 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2018-03-03 Sphere
Westview drive hampton va 23666 2018-02-21 Triangular rounded edges
Suffolk VA 2018-02-18 Many low lights, blinking
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2018-02-09 Circle
Carson, Virginia (United States) 2018-01-07 N, A
Mechanicsville, Virginia (United States) 2018-01-06 Cylinder
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-12-18 Disc
Chesapeake, Virginia (United States) 2017-12-18 Other
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-12-17 N, A
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-12-10 Unknown
Schooner Blvd Suffolk Va 23435 2017-11-24 Small orbs
Kilmarnock, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-24 N, A
Newport News, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-24 Cone
Elizabeth City, North Carolina (United States) 2017-11-18 Sphere
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-17 Circle
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-16 Disc
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-16 Disc
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-11-11 Disc
Seaford, Virginia (United States) 2017-10-25 Other
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-10-09 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-10-04 Sphere
Hampton, Virginia (United States) 2017-09-17 Sphere
Wakefield, Virginia (United States) 2017-08-23 Cylinder
Hampton, Virginia (United States) 2017-08-17 N, A
Corolla, NC (United States) 2017-08-16 Orb
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-08-03 Sphere
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-26 Sphere
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-11 Cylinder
Williamsburg, VA 2017-07-11 Circle
Reedville, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-08 N, A
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2017-07-08 Star-like
Gloucester, VA 2017-06-29 Circle
Hampton/Newport News, VA 2017-06-29 Light
Newport News, VA 2017-06-28 Circle
Virginia Beach, VA 2017-06-23 Light
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2017-06-17 Cylinder
Hopewell, Virginia (United States) 2017-06-16 Star-like
Virginia Beach, VA 2017-06-11 Rectangle
Norfolk, Virginia (United States) 2017-06-10 Sphere
Norfolk, Virginia (United States) 2017-06-10 Circle
Portsmouth, VA 2017-06-08 Circle
Virginia Beach, VA 2017-06-06 Triangle
Norfolk, VA 2017-06-06 Circle
Richmond, Virginia (United States) 2017-05-31 Egg
Newport News, Virginia (United States) 2017-05-29 Teardrop
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-05-23 Unknown
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-05-21 Unknown
Mechanicsville, VA 2017-05-20 Fireball
Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) 2017-05-15 N, A
Norfolk, VA 2017-05-14 Disk
Newport News, Virginia (United States) 2017-04-15 Fireball

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