NUFORC Sighting 15781

Occurred: 2001-01-04 06:00 Local
Reported: 2001-01-05 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 sec.
No of observers: 1

Location: Beeville, TX, USA

Shape: Flash


A star turned very bright and then fade away in the southern early mourning sky.

At 6 am in the southern sky about 30 degrees up one of the stars seemed to suddenly glow very bright and then slowly fade away to nothing. The whole event took about 5 to 10 seconds.



NUFORC Note:

We suspect the witness may have observed the flare of an Iridium satellite. PD


Posted 2001-02-18

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