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Date: 12DEC2003
Time: 7:15 PM
Location: Bloomington, Indiana (West 2nd St., near the “Twin
Lakes” area)
Witnesses: Mark and Alice Evans, AAARC team members
Sky Conditions: Clear
Mr. Evans was observing the
position of the Moon, which was approximately 45 degrees above the eastern
horizon. His attention was shifted to a westbound object, flying past the
moon, just to the north.
Mr. Evans stated that he first
assumed the object to be a satellite until it stopped suddenly.
“That is what caught my eye. It
then proceeded to go left [North] then stopped, and dropped down at an
incredible rate of speed,” remarked Mr. Evans.
At this time, Mrs. Evans walked
outside, whereupon, Mr. Evans pointed out the moving object to her. By now,
the object, still moving westward, was almost overhead when it began to move
from left to right, and glow brighter.
[Suddenly, a second] “shot of
light… [like a] shooting star… [with the color and brilliance of] a
magnesium flare, lit up the parking lot [as it flew] right above our heads,"
Mr. Evans explained.
When Mr. Evans looked up at the
first object, it had turn and was heading back east in a 'wobbly' manner. It
stopped again and stayed in one spot.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans got into their
vehicle and headed for home. As Mr. Evans drove
down the highway, he continued to watch the unidentified object in
the sky through the rearview mirror. When the couple
arrived at their home and exited their
vehicle, both looked skyward
to discover the object had vanished from sight.
Sighting reported
by Mark Evans, and edited by Lynn Taylor
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