NUFORC Sighting 62513

Occurred: 2006-02-09 07:25 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2008-04-03 09:19 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds or so
No of observers: 2

Location: Wellston, MI, USA

Shape: Unknown

I saw something weird

As I was waiting for the school bus one morning, I happened to idly look up at the sky. I saw a bright light that was what seemed directly overhead of me. It was as bright or brighter than Venus.

Thinking it was a supernova, I said to myself, "Wow, a supernova." And just like that, as if on cue or something, the light suddenly dimmed to were it was just barely visible, and I watched, almost dumbstruck, as it moved slowly off to the south.

Date Local
Time Intensity
( Mag) Alt. Azimuth Distance to
flare centre Intensity at
flare centre
(Mag.) Satellite
01 Feb 06:39:07 -2 46° 355° (N ) 18.5 km (E) -8 Iridium 64
01 Feb 18:21:02 -0 33° 200° (SSW) 36.4 km (W) -7 Iridium 70
02 Feb 06:32:46 -0 44° 356° (N ) 34.9 km (E) -8 Iridium 67
02 Feb 18:15:10 -7 33° 201° (SSW) 5.5 km (W) -7 Iridium 64
02 Feb 19:50:18 -2 39° 154° (SSE) 23.9 km (W) -8 Iridium 46

NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the incident is approximate. Possible flare from an Iridium satellite, if the time could have been 06:33 hrs.. PD

Posted 2008-04-17