NUFORC Sighting 09879

Occurred: 1999-09-01 20:30 Local
Reported: 1999-09-23 00:00 Pacific
Duration: <3 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Suisun, CA, USA

Shape: Formation

Travelling west to east viewed w/binoculars -two groups-silvery white-sparkles

Trajectory was west to east (approx)consistant speed-looked like two silvery white tear-drops, slightly fuzzy, with tails- picked up binoculors-saw two groups, one slightly ahead of other-one group had four items, second group had three items-both looked silvery-white, like magnesium burning with silvery-white sparkling trails/tails- as if objects were disintergrating- trajectory seemed similiar to re-entry of STS - two of which I have observed from this area- There was no course or direction change- probability of booster rocket de-orbit: 99.9%

Posted 1999-10-02