[Chaos-l] UFO

[W Richardson]

ISS is around, yet as stated, it shouldn't be seen that late (no reflected
sunlight) - any chance of any other light source? Internal? Reflected
earthlight?  Someone shining a flashlight at it?  ( ;-) )

http://www.heavens-above.com/ to see when to look for ISS and others, I
suggest "select from database" if you try out your own location.

Wendy

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:36 AM, Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak at hrivnak.org>wrote:

> Help me identify this flying object!
>
> At about 12:10am, just a few minutes ago, my girlfriend and I saw
> something very bright traveling fast across the sky from our NW
> Raleigh home.  It started in the north, and I first saw it just west
> of Cassiopeia, about 40 degrees above the horizon.  It went pretty
> much to the zenith, and traveled straight south.  I lost track of it
> around 30 degrees above the southern horizon.  It was a constant
> brightness, and there was no visible blinking.  It reminded me of a
> bright satellite, but MUCH faster.  I think it would have traveled
> horizon-horizon in about 7 seconds at the most.  I'm not sure exactly
> how bright it was, but it was brighter than any of the stars in
> Cassiopeia.
>
> We did not hear anything.  Its light was just straight white, and
> there was no visible trail (although the light pollution here is
> horrendous).  It obviously couldn't have been lit up by the sun.
>
> Any ideas on what it might have been?  My best guess at this point is
> some sort of military craft travelling quite high and VERY fast.  But,
> why would it have been so bright?  Perhaps it was a test of some large
> missile?
>
> Michael
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