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Saw this thing on my way to California from Texas. It was somewhere in the middle of New Mexico when we were driving through the desert. Anyone have any ideas?

Submitted by ryuzaki

Case #20445 · ufos.dev/20445

Texas, United States

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#balloon or kite ruled out #cold #desert #new mexico #reddit #road trip #stationary #windy #witnesssighting

Location: Texas, United States
Maneuver: Hovering
Media: Reddit
Reddit: u/Samson25LIVE Dec 19, 2022 ↗
Upvotes: ▲ 152 on Reddit · 83 comments (as of Nov 3, 2026)
Points: 152 152 Reddit upvotes (+152)

Description

Other thing that I would like to note is that it was pretty cold and decently windy, so if it was a balloon or a kite, I feel like there would be a lot more movement. It seems stationary the entire time

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Possibly Jupiter

Jupiter was shining brightly halfway up in the southwest (44° up). A bright planet looks like a dazzling “star” that seems to hover. The witness describes a light that stayed in one place.

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