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Occurred : 5/25/1998 12:05 (Entered as : 05/25/98 12:05 am)
Reported: 5/25/1998 17:20 Posted: 3/4/2003 Location: Madison, WI
Shape: Cylinder Duration:5 minutes 2 events separated by about
3-5 minutes  While smoking a cigarette on the porch and watching
my girlfriend drive off, what I initially thought to be a
shooting star caught my eye. I thought it was a shooting star
because of its speed, but realized once I was actually watching
it that it wasn't. The object very faintly glowed a dull brown
that would have been hard to see if the motion hadn't caught my
eye. The length of the object was approximately the same as the
apparent width of the full moon. It was wider than it was tall:
probably a 3 or 4 to 1 ratio. I only caught a second of its east
to west motion before my line of sight was blocked by the
garage. I hurried down the porch and fell in the process. I was
unable to see the object when I stood up -- it was moving pretty
quick. I estimat