2005-08-06 - Los Angeles, CA - Light

Fast moving bright object seen from the Discovery Space Shuttle does a 180 degree turn

I was watching NASA TV which was airing live feed from the Discovery Space Shuttle. The camera on the space shuttle was focused over the eastern Pacific Ocean west of California. It was still dark over the eastern Pacific Ocean but the sun had already rose over much of California. I noticed what appeared to be two Satellites flying past the space shuttle in the distance about 1 minute apart heading in the same direction. Then a very bright object heading in a different direction and moving twice as fast as the Satellites came into camera view. The bright object abruptly stopped and did a 180 and heading back in the direction it came from. This took place within minutes of the space shuttle entering daylight over the California coast on August 6, 2005.

Another note: I believe the space shuttle was in sleep mode at the time of this event so the light was not caused by the space shuttle thrusters or waste.