2 seperate sightings of medium brightness star lights traveling at high speed and great distance and making 90 deree turns
Background info: Approx 1 week ago, I noticed a bright steady light about the brightness of a medium star traveling north to south approximately 45 degrees above the horizon initially. Thought it might be a satelite, but object then made a 90-degree turn to the west, in the only way I know to describe it is 1" from my thumb to index finger.
Tonight's sighting: Saw same brightness object travelling east to west in the sky at about 80 degrees above the southwest horizon in a straight track at 6:09 am. (I was standing with my neck completely bent back to look up). The object made a 90-degree turn soon after and then dimmed to nothing approximately 20 seconds later.
Judging distance and speed of object, the velocity and turn radius seemed impossible for high flying plane. Hopefully my unscientific explanation makes sense.
I'll keep an eye out closer now!
Background info: Approx 1 week ago, I noticed a bright steady light about the brightness of a medium star traveling north to south approximately 45 degrees above the horizon initially. Thought it might be a satelite, but object then made a 90-degree turn to the west, in the only way I know to describe it is 1" from my thumb to index finger.
Tonight's sighting: Saw same brightness object travelling east to west in the sky at about 80 degrees above the southwest horizon in a straight track at 6:09 am. (I was standing with my neck completely bent back to look up). The object made a 90-degree turn soon after and then dimmed to nothing approximately 20 seconds later.
Judging distance and speed of object, the velocity and turn radius seemed impossible for high flying plane. Hopefully my unscientific explanation makes sense.
I'll keep an eye out closer now!
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North Kingstown
USA
30 seconds
30 seconds
41.59
-71.46
light
RI
Occurred : 1/2/2015 06:09 (Entered as : 01/02/15 06:09) Reported: 1/2/2015 4:09:43 AM 04:09 Posted: 1/7/2015 Location: North Kingstown, RI Shape: Light Duration: 30 seconds
2 separate sightings of medium brightness star lights traveling at high speed and great distance and making 90deg turns