"Star" observed moving erratically through the evening sky
Last night, at approximately 8:35 PM, I went outside to have a cigarette, and I love the night sky, so I was looking up at the stars, and I noticed one "star" in particular that appeared to be moving rapidly across the sky. I kept my eye on it as I tried to come up with a rational explanation for what it could be, but the longer I watched it, the more erratic it's movements became. It would stop, change directions, hover, and it did appear to move at different speeds. At one point, it disappeared behind a cloud, but it reappeared momentarily. It was either too small or too far away for me to actually be able to tell what it was, like I said, I thought it was just a star until it started moving. I did notice what appeared to be an airplane about 3 minutes into the sighting, although it seemed to be traveling in the opposite direction (NNW) and at a lower altitude. The "star" was last seen traveling ESE.
Last night, at approximately 8:35 PM, I went outside to have a cigarette, and I love the night sky, so I was looking up at the stars, and I noticed one "star" in particular that appeared to be moving rapidly across the sky. I kept my eye on it as I tried to come up with a rational explanation for what it could be, but the longer I watched it, the more erratic it's movements became. It would stop, change directions, hover, and it did appear to move at different speeds. At one point, it disappeared behind a cloud, but it reappeared momentarily. It was either too small or too far away for me to actually be able to tell what it was, like I said, I thought it was just a star until it started moving. I did notice what appeared to be an airplane about 3 minutes into the sighting, although it seemed to be traveling in the opposite direction (NNW) and at a lower altitude. The "star" was last seen traveling ESE.
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Rogers
USA
3 minutes
3 minutes
45.17
-93.58
light
MN
Occurred : 9/25/2006 20:40 (Entered as : 09/25/06 20:40) Reported: 9/26/2006 9:56:37 PM 21:56 Posted: 10/30/2006 Location: Rogers, MN Shape: Light Duration: 3 minutes Characteristics: There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
"Star" observed moving erratically through the evening sky