Bright light seen in night time sky dims in intensity several times before disappearing
On 6/23/04 I was going East on Interstate 84. Around 01:50 pst I noticed a group of stars in my windshield with one very bright one I took to be a planet. As I studied the "planet" trying to figure out which planet it was. I realized that light was much closer and in our atmosphere. I ran several possibilities through my head thinking it might be an airplane but when light finally went out there were no other lights visible i.e. navigation, strobes. I then thought it might be a streetlamp on the mountain but as I looked I could see silhoutte of the mountain did not touch the light so I shifted position in my seat checking to see if it might be a reflection in the glass but light remained steady through the glass. As I was watching the light it then dimmed in intensity 3 or 4 times then went out completely then a smaller light winked on briefly then it to went out. I did not see it anymore after that. I must note there was also a meteor shower that night but the intensity of light was much, much more than any meteor I witnessed. I cannot tell you the altitude but I can tell you the light was 50 to 60 degrees up in the sky and at my 2 o'clock position as noted from my position on hiway at exit 80 overpass.
On 6/23/04 I was going East on Interstate 84. Around 01:50 pst I noticed a group of stars in my windshield with one very bright one I took to be a planet. As I studied the "planet" trying to figure out which planet it was. I realized that light was much closer and in our atmosphere. I ran several possibilities through my head thinking it might be an airplane but when light finally went out there were no other lights visible i.e. navigation, strobes. I then thought it might be a streetlamp on the mountain but as I looked I could see silhoutte of the mountain did not touch the light so I shifted position in my seat checking to see if it might be a reflection in the glass but light remained steady through the glass. As I was watching the light it then dimmed in intensity 3 or 4 times then went out completely then a smaller light winked on briefly then it to went out. I did not see it anymore after that. I must note there was also a meteor shower that night but the intensity of light was much, much more than any meteor I witnessed. I cannot tell you the altitude but I can tell you the light was 50 to 60 degrees up in the sky and at my 2 o'clock position as noted from my position on hiway at exit 80 overpass.
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46.22
-119.77
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WA
Occurred : 6/23/2004 01:50 (Entered as : 06/23/2004 01:50) Reported: 8/3/2004 6:47:14 PM 18:47 Posted: 8/11/2004 Location: Prosser, WA Shape: Light Duration: 18 minutes
Bright light seen in night time sky dims in intensity several times before disappearing