Bright whitish blue stationary light, 15º north, 10º west of immediate overhead view. Object twice as bright as Mars. Object suddenly increased in luminosity while stationary. Commutor plane passes underneath. Object rapidly moves slightly to the north and mostly upwards. Object becomes smaller and smaller until it is a barely visible dot of light higher up in sky. Within 5 seconds, from a stationary point, object became unviewable as it was lost in the dark sky above.
((NUFORC Note: Report is consistent, we believe, with a sighting of a "flare" reflection form Iridium satellite #16. Please see entry from
((NUFORC Note: Report is consistent, we believe, with a sighting of a "flare" reflection form Iridium satellite #16. Please see entry from
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Hoboken
USA
20 seconds
20 seconds
40.74
-74.03
circle
NJ
Occurred : 9/24/2003 20:01 (Entered as : 09/24/2003 20:01) Reported: 9/25/2003 2:35:01 PM 14:35 Posted: 9/28/2003 Location: Hoboken, NJ Shape: Circle Duration: 20 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There was an aura or haze around the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Bright whitish blue stationary light, 15º north, 10º west of immediate overhead view. Object twice as bright as Mars. Object suddenly i