My girlfriend and I were sitting on the porch. It was a clear night with no clouds or haze in the sky. She pointed to a bright light way out on the west horizon that seemed to be moving.
I grabbed my binoculars to get a better look at it. I continued to watch it thru my binoculars, as it traveled across the sky.
It was a very bright glowing white light traveling from east to west at a high rate of speed. It maintained it's speed, elevation, and direction. It appeared to be traveling at a lower elevation then what commercial aircraft travel at. About 1 minute after it passed overhead, it changed into an orange color and then faded out.
I have been in the Air Force for 18 years. I have spent a lot of years working on aircraft. I have been around many different aircraft, from cargo to fighters. I can distinguish between an airplane, satellite, and meteor. It was none of these.
((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS.
http://heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=43.1223&lng=-123.4126&loc=Winston&alt=169&tz=PST
PD))
I grabbed my binoculars to get a better look at it. I continued to watch it thru my binoculars, as it traveled across the sky.
It was a very bright glowing white light traveling from east to west at a high rate of speed. It maintained it's speed, elevation, and direction. It appeared to be traveling at a lower elevation then what commercial aircraft travel at. About 1 minute after it passed overhead, it changed into an orange color and then faded out.
I have been in the Air Force for 18 years. I have spent a lot of years working on aircraft. I have been around many different aircraft, from cargo to fighters. I can distinguish between an airplane, satellite, and meteor. It was none of these.
((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS.
http://heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544&lat=43.1223&lng=-123.4126&loc=Winston&alt=169&tz=PST
PD))
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Winston
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
43.10
-123.44
light
OR
Occurred : 6/14/2015 22:00 (Entered as : 06/14/15 22:00) Reported: 6/14/2015 11:16:52 PM 23:16 Posted: 6/15/2015 Location: Winston, OR Shape: Light Duration: 5 minutes Characteristics: The object changed color
It was a very bright glowing white light traveling from east to west at a high rate of speed. ((NUFORC Note: Overflight of ISS. PD))