High altitude flashing light observed
Just after sunset, I was looking casually into the darkening but clear sky--some slight cloud cover (
I kept watching and this occurred again after maybe 3 seconds and it appeared the source had moved. It happened again a third time, also a few seconds later. I moved to the outside porch and watched intently in this area for another 10 minutes but saw nothing further.
The impression was of some object emitting a powerful flash from a very high altitude.
((NUFORC Note: Report is not inconsistent with the flash from a rocket booster tumbling in orbit. That is merely a guess, however. PD))
Just after sunset, I was looking casually into the darkening but clear sky--some slight cloud cover (
I kept watching and this occurred again after maybe 3 seconds and it appeared the source had moved. It happened again a third time, also a few seconds later. I moved to the outside porch and watched intently in this area for another 10 minutes but saw nothing further.
The impression was of some object emitting a powerful flash from a very high altitude.
((NUFORC Note: Report is not inconsistent with the flash from a rocket booster tumbling in orbit. That is merely a guess, however. PD))
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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia
45 seconds
45 seconds
flash
Occurred : 5/29/2002 18:50 (Entered as : 5/29/02 6:50pm) Reported: 6/5/2002 7:33:39 AM 07:33 Posted: 6/12/2002 Location: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Shape: Flash Duration: 45 seconds Characteristics: The object emitted beams
High altitude flashing light observed