((NUFORC Note: Report is not inconsistent with sighting of either a tumbling rocket booster, or an Iridium satellite. Either can be a truly eye-catching event in the night sky.))
flashing light high in sky.
On Sunday the fifth of September, at 21:33 hours, I was in my front yard, satellite spotting. I do this just to keep an eye on the sky. On this night I spotted what looked, at first, as a standard satellite silently moving from the north to the south. As it passed, from my vantage, just west of Altair. I watched it pass to the south, I attempted to located it in my binoculars, and I was caught off guard as a bright strobe light went off. I quickly tried to identify this object as an aircraft, I say quickly because it was still moving very fast, but I could not see any other running or marker lights. The object displayed three levels of luminosity. First it was dim, like a normal satellite, then the strobe went off, after which the luminosity was in-between. I tried to keep it in view, but after a few more seconds, even with the flashing strobe, it vanished. I am sorry that I could not give exact times, I had to turn on a flashlight to see my watch which read 21:33. I know that I am not a trained observer, and may not have conveyed or missed what you might be considered valuable information, but I hope you might find this report worth some type of interest.
flashing light high in sky.
On Sunday the fifth of September, at 21:33 hours, I was in my front yard, satellite spotting. I do this just to keep an eye on the sky. On this night I spotted what looked, at first, as a standard satellite silently moving from the north to the south. As it passed, from my vantage, just west of Altair. I watched it pass to the south, I attempted to located it in my binoculars, and I was caught off guard as a bright strobe light went off. I quickly tried to identify this object as an aircraft, I say quickly because it was still moving very fast, but I could not see any other running or marker lights. The object displayed three levels of luminosity. First it was dim, like a normal satellite, then the strobe went off, after which the luminosity was in-between. I tried to keep it in view, but after a few more seconds, even with the flashing strobe, it vanished. I am sorry that I could not give exact times, I had to turn on a flashlight to see my watch which read 21:33. I know that I am not a trained observer, and may not have conveyed or missed what you might be considered valuable information, but I hope you might find this report worth some type of interest.
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Cedar City
USA
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00:03
37.68
-113.06
light
UT
Occurred : 9/5/1999 21:33 (Entered as : 09/05/99 21:33) Reported: 9/7/1999 01:37 Posted: 9/12/1999 Location: Cedar City, UT Shape: Light Duration: 00:03 Characteristics: There were lights on the object
flashing light high in sky.