NUFORC Sighting 38250

Occurred: 2004-07-21 23:06 Local
Reported: 2004-07-21 23:24 Pacific
Duration: <1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Kenmore, WA, USA

Shape: Unknown
Characteristics: Lights on object

High flying light heading north stopped and then vanished on a clear night.

I was on my balcony, which faces south, having a cigarette and looking at the stars. Suddenly out of the southern sky is a light heading due north. I assumed it was either a high flying plane or a satelite (probably a satelite because of the apparent altitude and speed), I've seen quite a few in the last 3 or 4 weeks which I believed were satelites because of their apparent altitude and speed (I watch the ISS whenever I can and their speed is comparable although slightly faster). It was heading directly over my head when it suddenly stopped and then about 5 seconds later just vanished. The sky is very clear with no clouds whatsoever and where it vanished was among a number of stars. As far as I am aware, satelites cannot just stop in mid orbit and neither can high flying planes. Were it not for it stopping and then vanishing, I would not have found it unusual, I would have just assumed it was a satelite.



Posted 2004-07-25

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