A star-like object flying past the moon, faster than a jet
I walked out of the house at 4.45 PM and looked up at the gibbous moon which was halfway between the eastern horizon and zenith in a mostly blue sky. A starlike object, i.e. a point of light, was moving faster than an jet but in a smooth trajectory, from the 7 o'clock position a few degrees away from the moon and headed up past the moon on the upper left side of it. This is when I swiftly ran back into the house to grab my binoculars which were right by the door. I came back out and it took me a few seconds to find the object, which was now heading more in a downward fashion and was between 5 and 10 degrees to the lower right of the moon, at about 4 o'clock. Unfortunately, I could not locate it in the binoculars so it was quickly gone. It appeared to be reflecting light rather than self-luminous.
I walked out of the house at 4.45 PM and looked up at the gibbous moon which was halfway between the eastern horizon and zenith in a mostly blue sky. A starlike object, i.e. a point of light, was moving faster than an jet but in a smooth trajectory, from the 7 o'clock position a few degrees away from the moon and headed up past the moon on the upper left side of it. This is when I swiftly ran back into the house to grab my binoculars which were right by the door. I came back out and it took me a few seconds to find the object, which was now heading more in a downward fashion and was between 5 and 10 degrees to the lower right of the moon, at about 4 o'clock. Unfortunately, I could not locate it in the binoculars so it was quickly gone. It appeared to be reflecting light rather than self-luminous.
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Denver
USA
~45 seconds
~45 seconds
39.74
-104.98
light
CO
Occurred : 2/4/2001 16:45 (Entered as : 02/04/01 16:45) Reported: 2/5/2001 13:32 Posted: 2/18/2001 Location: Denver, CO Shape: Light Duration: ~45 seconds
A star-like object flying past the moon, faster than a jet