NUFORC Sighting 100375

Occurred: 2013-07-15 22:00 Local
Reported: 2013-07-20 06:01 Pacific
Duration: 10 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Custer, WI, USA

Shape: Orb


back-tracking satellite

I live in a rural area outside a small city, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where there is little ambient light. I often sit on my patio and look at the stars and regularly look for – and see – satellites.

The other night, I saw a satellite traveling from south to north almost directly above me. Its path was originally like a hashed line. I attributed this to reflective material on one side of the satellite reflecting sunlight as it spun on its orbit. Its path then became solid so I reasoned that the entire satellite was somehow now reflecting the sun.

So far, nothing unusual or unexplainable.

Then, mysteriously, it totally stopped, backed up about 5°, stopped again, and then proceeded on its original orbit.

As many satellites as I’ve observed, I’ve never known one to be able to do that.

Posted 2013-07-22

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