NUFORC Sighting 37537

Occurred: 2004-06-11 22:20 Local
Reported: 2004-06-11 22:38 Pacific
Duration: 5-10 sec
No of observers: 1

Location: El Paso, TX, USA

Shape: Light

very bright star that faded quickly

I was walking near my apartment and saw what looked like a bright star high in eastern sky. It was as bright as Venus ever gets, but quickly faded and disappeared, seeming to move slightly to the south.

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NUFORC Note:

Report is consistent with the flare from Iridium satellite #75. Date below are from .

10 Jun 22:24:07 -1 36° 70° (ENE) 48.2 km (W) -8 Iridium 68
10 Jun 23:00:34 -2 11° 250° (WSW) 104.0 km (E) -6 Iridium 15
11 Jun 22:18:05 -8 36° 71° (ENE) 5.1 km (E) -8 Iridium 75
11 Jun 22:54:42 -1 12° 252° (WSW) 134.2 km (E) -6 Iridium 41

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Posted 2004-06-18