SIGHTING: OTTUMWA, IOWA (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"At a large park waiting on 2 other people to rejoin our group. We hadwatched a fireworks display. We had been to see hot air balloons doa night glow on the ground as a group. Was sitting in a lawnchair justawaiting the others arrival when I noticed an orange glow in the skytraveling toward where I was sitting. I could see it through some treebranches but it started to turn and fly away from where I was sitting.It traveled at a steady pace and steady light. At first I thought it wasa hot air balloon but I was told that balloons are not allowed to be upin the air after dark. It was 11 pm and all balloons had been deflated and packed away before fireworks display started.The object then just disappeared but returned a few moments later andfollowed the same pattern as before made an arc turn and then disappeared.I had the feeling it was the same object and it was circling but perhapsit was two. It was a clear night so after it had made the turn I couldsee it going away from me and then it was no longer visible like thelights just turned off."