Large dim orange circular object travels across sky at enormous rate.
On the night of July 11, 2013, I was laying out stargazing with my children (12, 9), from about 11pm until 11:45pm. During the course of the evening we had fun pointing out several satellites and shooting stars.
At around 11:40 pm we were looking straight up and we all saw a very dull orange object about half the size of the full moon passes over in a very straight line and at an impossible rate. It appeared to be lit from within. The object covered the sky from horizon to horizon in about 5 seconds. It was so dimly lit that it was hard to tell exactly where it was and appeared to be jumping or skipping across the sky. I think that was only because my eyes were having trouble tracking it, being so dark and so dimly lit.
It appeared to be very high and very large but I did not pick up any details on shape at all. My son (12) who has younger eyes than I do said that he saw it as a round object with a lip or an inner circle close to the edge.
On the night of July 11, 2013, I was laying out stargazing with my children (12, 9), from about 11pm until 11:45pm. During the course of the evening we had fun pointing out several satellites and shooting stars.
At around 11:40 pm we were looking straight up and we all saw a very dull orange object about half the size of the full moon passes over in a very straight line and at an impossible rate. It appeared to be lit from within. The object covered the sky from horizon to horizon in about 5 seconds. It was so dimly lit that it was hard to tell exactly where it was and appeared to be jumping or skipping across the sky. I think that was only because my eyes were having trouble tracking it, being so dark and so dimly lit.
It appeared to be very high and very large but I did not pick up any details on shape at all. My son (12) who has younger eyes than I do said that he saw it as a round object with a lip or an inner circle close to the edge.
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Rathdrum
USA
5 seconds
5 seconds
47.82
-116.89
circle
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Occurred : 7/11/2013 23:40 (Entered as : 07/11/13 23:40) Reported: 7/19/2013 2:40:50 PM 14:40 Posted: 7/22/2013 Location: Rathdrum, ID Shape: Circle Duration: 5 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There was an aura or haze around the object
Large dim orange circular object travels across sky at enormous rate.