NUFORC Sighting 48292

Occurred: 2005-12-13 19:50 Local
Reported: 2005-12-13 20:50 Pacific
Duration: .50-1.0
No of observers: 0

Location: Portland, OR, USA

Shape: Flash


Saw three flashes, 2 that traveled east to west 1-2 minutes apart, followed by a third that went west to east. Same spot

While out in front of the house telling my daugher to drive carefully as she was going shopping, I looked up. The sky was well lit by a full moon high in the sky to my right (SE). I was looking northeast at the moonlight on contrail left by a passing jet on a cold clear night. The contrail was on a normal traffic pattern from south to north.

I saw a flash of light travel past at some what of a flat angle from east to west directly over the contrail. It lasted just about half a second. I said "hey, I just saw a shooting star". However, It was followed by a longer flash/streak, maybe .6 of a second, in almost the same spot and same direction only about a minute later. I thought maybe space junk? I haven't heard of any meteor showers, but could be. Then, about a minute later, the same thing happens only this time it goes from west to east. All objects appeared to disappear in roughly the area of the sky. Thats it.

Posted 2005-12-16

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