December 10, 2007 quickly moving comet-like object in sky that has me wondering what we saw
On the evening of December 10, 2007, my boyfriend and I had just quit fishing off our dock. We headed back to our house when I looked up in the northwestern sky and yelled ‘what is that?!?!?’ It reminded me of Comet Halle-Bopp, but was moving to fast for it to be a comet. I ran for my binoculars as fast as I could.
It first appeared very bright, even to the naked eye, then seemed to split at which time the cigar shape was very apparent. It seemed to grow in length with a luminescent debris field on either side. My boyfriend noticed that the object would blink every 3-5 minutes. My first thought was ‘space station accident’ but we were not scheduled for a fly-over that night. We watched it until it dissipated, about 30 – 45 minutes in duration.
I am an amateur astronomer and have seen many, many wonders in the night sky. This one was like nothing I have ever seen before.
We are both middle aged professional people who live on the Treasure Coast of Florida. We are able to see each and every launch from the Cape from our dock, and putz around with my telescope and/or binoculars frequently. We are not unfamiliar with the wonders of space, but this one left us just that…. Wondering……..
((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD))
On the evening of December 10, 2007, my boyfriend and I had just quit fishing off our dock. We headed back to our house when I looked up in the northwestern sky and yelled ‘what is that?!?!?’ It reminded me of Comet Halle-Bopp, but was moving to fast for it to be a comet. I ran for my binoculars as fast as I could.
It first appeared very bright, even to the naked eye, then seemed to split at which time the cigar shape was very apparent. It seemed to grow in length with a luminescent debris field on either side. My boyfriend noticed that the object would blink every 3-5 minutes. My first thought was ‘space station accident’ but we were not scheduled for a fly-over that night. We watched it until it dissipated, about 30 – 45 minutes in duration.
I am an amateur astronomer and have seen many, many wonders in the night sky. This one was like nothing I have ever seen before.
We are both middle aged professional people who live on the Treasure Coast of Florida. We are able to see each and every launch from the Cape from our dock, and putz around with my telescope and/or binoculars frequently. We are not unfamiliar with the wonders of space, but this one left us just that…. Wondering……..
((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD))
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Fort Pierce
USA
approx. 45 minutes
approx. 45 minutes
cigar
FL
Occurred : 12/10/2007 19:00 (Entered as : 12/10/2007 19:00) Reported: 12/12/2007 11:11:04 AM 11:11 Posted: 3/4/2008 Location: Fort Pierce, FL Shape: Cigar Duration: approx. 45 minutes Characteristics: The object left a trail, There was an aura or haze around the object
December 10, 2007 quickly moving comet-like object in sky. ((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD))