Orange object with tail moving across night sky from north to south
I live in Columbus, Ohio. At 10:10 p.m. tonight (August 1, 2012) I was taking out the trash container to the street. It was dark.
I noticed an orange object up in the sky, moving quickly from north to south at a steady pace. It was not a planet, like Venus or Mars; it was much bigger than that, and was not a shooting star.
The object looked round, but it "shimmered," like maybe it was spinning around.
It also had a distinct orange tail that came to a point, which made it look a bit like a rocket.
There was no debris trail after it, as a comet or a shooting star might have.
Anyway, it moved across the sky in about 10 seconds, and disappeared over the horizon.
Maybe it was some space junk burning up in the atmosphere?
I live in Columbus, Ohio. At 10:10 p.m. tonight (August 1, 2012) I was taking out the trash container to the street. It was dark.
I noticed an orange object up in the sky, moving quickly from north to south at a steady pace. It was not a planet, like Venus or Mars; it was much bigger than that, and was not a shooting star.
The object looked round, but it "shimmered," like maybe it was spinning around.
It also had a distinct orange tail that came to a point, which made it look a bit like a rocket.
There was no debris trail after it, as a comet or a shooting star might have.
Anyway, it moved across the sky in about 10 seconds, and disappeared over the horizon.
Maybe it was some space junk burning up in the atmosphere?
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Columbus
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10 seconds
39.99
-82.98
sphere
OH
Occurred : 8/1/2012 22:10 (Entered as : 08/01/2012 22:10) Reported: 8/1/2012 8:06:12 PM 20:06 Posted: 8/5/2012 Location: Columbus, OH Shape: Sphere Duration: 10 seconds Characteristics: The object left a trail
Orange object with tail moving across night sky from north to south