reply to post by DClairvoyant
What you probably saw was a classic Foofighter, as in space alien starship; in its landing or attack phase.
I've seen one myself, along with two other witnesses back in 1976 on a December night around 10 pm; less than a mile away.
My guess is that the Foofighter, encased in a fiery plasma magnetic shield, uses the red orange plasma to burn away brush or trees upon it's descent
on landing. Somehow the other-worlder's do it without burning down the whole forest.
Approx. size: 700 to 1,000 feet in diameter.
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