Bright stationary light seen from onboard a commercial airliner near Halifax, which got brighter then shut off.
On Monday, May 25, 2009, while on board a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Brussels I looked out of my window toward the east and saw what I thought was a very large and bright star. Briefly it appeared to become brighter and then suddenly it shut off as if someone had turned off a light switch. It never re-appeared after this. According to the onboard navigation screen in the cabin, I estimate we were approx. 25 to 35 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia and approx. 50 to 75 miles North/Northeast of Halifax. We were at approx. 33,000 feet. I estimate the object was at about 38 to 40,000 feet and approximately 5 to 10 miles off to our right (toward the east). The time was exactly 20:32 EST on my watch and it would have been 21:32 AST. The event happened so quickly that I do not know if anyone else on the airplane saw it. Most of the passengers were either sleeping or watching the TV screens in the cabin. In Brussels, I saw the pilots in the airport and asked if they'd seen it. They said they hadn't, but briefly heard other aircraft in the area talking about it on the radio.
On Monday, May 25, 2009, while on board a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Brussels I looked out of my window toward the east and saw what I thought was a very large and bright star. Briefly it appeared to become brighter and then suddenly it shut off as if someone had turned off a light switch. It never re-appeared after this. According to the onboard navigation screen in the cabin, I estimate we were approx. 25 to 35 miles off the coast of Nova Scotia and approx. 50 to 75 miles North/Northeast of Halifax. We were at approx. 33,000 feet. I estimate the object was at about 38 to 40,000 feet and approximately 5 to 10 miles off to our right (toward the east). The time was exactly 20:32 EST on my watch and it would have been 21:32 AST. The event happened so quickly that I do not know if anyone else on the airplane saw it. Most of the passengers were either sleeping or watching the TV screens in the cabin. In Brussels, I saw the pilots in the airport and asked if they'd seen it. They said they hadn't, but briefly heard other aircraft in the area talking about it on the radio.
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Halifax
Canada
45 seconds
45 seconds
44.66
-63.61
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NS
Occurred : 5/25/2009 21:32 (Entered as : 05/25/09 21:32) Reported: 5/29/2009 7:05:15 PM 19:05 Posted: 6/9/2009 Location: Halifax (Canada), NS Shape: Light Duration: 45 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Bright stationary light seen from onboard a commercial airliner near Halifax, which got brighter then shut off.