SIGHTING: WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (CANADA)

Witness Testimony

"I just witnessed something really weird in st.norbert. I was driving home ( no alcohol) and saw a bright orange oval light travelling very low , approx. 500 feet and only going about 30 mph or so . First thing I thought was this is a plane , it`s got to be a plane but after looking at it when I approached the stop sign , it was oval shaped and with a bright orange glow lit from within . Now , i`m not delusional by any means , I know what I saw, as a matter of fact I ended up following it THROUGH st.norbert until it slowed right down and stopped . I got out of my vehicle and shut the engine off, & this thing was absolutely silent ! I watched it for about 15 seconds and it started flying away at a faster pace. I followed it up to near pembina hwy and lost it from sight . I have to tell you , i`m an astronomer , and an aviation buff and i`ve never seen anything like this at all. I noted the time when this happened, it was 10:54pm on the clock in my vehicle. The whole event lasted approx. 3 1/2 -4 minutes total from the time I acquired it till it flew out of sight . The hair on the back of my neck was/ is standing on end , this just wasn`t right. The way it was moving around sort of skipping really got to me. This was not an R/C aircraft , chinese lantern or anything else I can think of . ( no noise at all & too big) I just had to tell someone , it was a really nice night so someone else had to see it , it`s not the kind of thing you miss. I know it`s friday the 13th and everything , but this is not a joke in any way. I wish I had a camera with me , I can tell you that I will be keeping one in my vehicle for good after what happened tonight. I really don`t want to be identified whatsoever , but it`s important that someone else know what just happened out here.I`m not sure if the Airport would have picked anything up on radar , as it was flying really low , again estimate about 5-600 feet. ( used to skydive so the height should be fairly accurate) If you find out anything else , please let me know , I would be extreamly interested if someone else saw this object. Thanks for your time "