 swhx7Premium
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Elbonia | UFO? While out in the country last weekend the SO and I sat out by the river and looked at the stars. This was in central Texas. Light pollution was minimal, and the sky was clear.
While we were there - maybe in the 11pm or midnight hour - something that looked like a star moved right across the sky. It was about the size and brightness of a medium star. It moved and shone steadily, not arcing or tracing like a meterorite or "shooting star". It was very clear and unmistakable, though we could not discern any detail.
Speed-wise, it went all the way across the sky, treetops to treetops, in about two minutes. That's a huge distance if it was high, so it must have been very fast if it was very distant. We thought it must be distant because there was no sound at all.
We saw a plane too and it was different: flashing lights, red and white, and slower and made a distant drone.
Another one of the mystery lights moved across the sky a few minutes after the first one, in a somewhat different direction. In other respects it was just like the first.
We went out again the next night at about the same time, but there were only the stars and a plane and no star-looking lights moving.
Any ideas of what this was? |
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 TearAbiteD'oh
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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2 edits | Satellite?
What is an SO ? .. nevermind.. got it |
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 LBDSLLightning BoltVIP
join:2002-01-07
Auburn Hills, MI | reply to swhx7
could have been the space station. |
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 maartenaElmoPremium
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Orange, CA
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Yeah, might have been the ISS.
Check here for the orbit the ISS takes around the earth:
»spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/
(happens to be down this weekend)
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 TzaleProud Libertarian ConservativePremium
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NYC Metro | reply to swhx7
Space Station or any other satellite... If it orbits the Earth, it's a satellite... Including the Moon 
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One of the Austin weathermen mentioned that the Space Station will be flying right over the area for the next few days: »www.beloblog.com/KVUE_Blogs/weatherblog/ |
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TearAbiteD'oh
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:2 | reply to maartena
said by maartena:(happens to be down this weekend) holy krap! the space station is down?! |
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 beckPremium,MVM
join:2002-01-29
On The Road
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But he said a second one crossed the sky a few minutes after the 1st one. Don't think the space station orbits that fast. |
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 rfharThe World Sport, Played In Every CountryPremium
join:2001-03-26
Buicktown,Mi | reply to swhx7
It may have been the ISS toolbag but it is a lot dimmer and does not always appear at the same time. |
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TearAbiteD'oh
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:2 | reply to beck
said by beck:But he said a second one crossed the sky a few minutes after the 1st one. Don't think the space station orbits that fast. SatelliteS |
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 tim_kButtons, Bows, Beamer, Shadow, KaseyPremium,VIP
join:2002-02-02
Stewartstown, PA
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I saw something similar a couple months ago. Only it didn't go across the sky, it appeared about in the middle of where I was looking and then I lost sight of it behind some trees. |
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 MattBCOut of the gym injured for 12 months nowPremium
join:2006-02-01
Victoria, BC
kudos:1 | said by tim_k:I saw something similar a couple months ago. Only it didn't go across the sky, it appeared about in the middle of where I was looking and then I lost sight of it behind some trees. Shortly after, was there any pain in, "Uranus"?
Matt
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swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | reply to swhx7
Thanks for replies!
Space Shuttle or ISS might explain the appearance and speed, but there were two of them. Also, I'm not sure the dates coincide - this was the last weekend in June.
I guess satellites could explain it, assuming they look like that. I've never seen this before though.
No abductions or other bizarre occurrences on the ground, thank goodness! |
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NormanSPremium,MVM
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| A pinpoint of light, be it a source, or reflected, moving at a constant rate, and not deviating from an apparent straight line, while moving from horizon to horizon, is, most likely, some kind of satellite.
However, given the technical definition of the term, "UFO", it definitely was a UFO that you saw. Unless you can match the time of the event to the expected courses of the various objects in orbit around this Earth.
As long as you remember: "UFO" != "flying saucer", or "alien spacecraft". Since either determination is an, "identification" of the object, and automatically removes the adjective "unidentified" from effect.
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It's a satellite of some sorts. |
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 TexasPlusDon't Blame Me I Voted For The AmericanPremium
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Bedford, TX | reply to NormanS
said by NormanS:However, given the technical definition of the term, "UFO", it definitely was a UFO that you saw. Unless you can match the time of the event to the expected courses of the various objects in orbit around this Earth. Flying (the "F" in UFO) indicates operating within the atmosphere. A satellite is governed by "Orbital Mechanics" outside of the atmosphere. So if what the OP saw was a satellite, it could not be a uFo.... should we refer to it as a USO (Unidentified Satellite Object)? 
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NormanSPremium,MVM
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| said by TexasPlus:said by NormanS:However, given the technical definition of the term, "UFO", it definitely was a UFO that you saw. Unless you can match the time of the event to the expected courses of the various objects in orbit around this Earth. Flying (the "F" in UFO) indicates operating within the atmosphere. A satellite is governed by "Orbital Mechanics" outside of the atmosphere. So if what the OP saw was a satellite, it could not be a uFo.... should we refer to it as a USO (Unidentified Satellite Object)? Probably. Or "UOO", ("Unidentified Orbiting Object").
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said by TexasPlus:Flying (the "F" in UFO) indicates operating within the atmosphere. A satellite is governed by "Orbital Mechanics" outside of the atmosphere. So if what the OP saw was a satellite, it could not be a uFo.... should we refer to it as a USO (Unidentified Satellite Object)? According to NASA, the Space Station 'flies'.
»www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/r···1AR.html |
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