Orbiting object flares, separate flash appears, then object disappears.
A co-worker and I were outside having a smoke and looking for Perseid meteors, when I spotted what I thought was a satellite. The "satellite" was heading in a north to south direction and traveling at a typical speed for a satellite. It looked yellow/orange-ish, like most satellites do.
A few seconds into viewing the object, it flared, increasing greatly in brightness and then dimming. I am aware of what satellite flares are, so I was not surprised at this point.
The object continued to dim and then a bright white/green flash appeared below (?) the object, about the diameter of a quarter if held at arm's distance. About a second or two later the object dimmed out of view completely.
If it wasn't for the anomalous flash in the vicinity of the object, just before it disappeared, I would assume what I saw was just a flaring satellite. I'm pretty sure whatever it was was outside of the atmosphere.
A co-worker and I were outside having a smoke and looking for Perseid meteors, when I spotted what I thought was a satellite. The "satellite" was heading in a north to south direction and traveling at a typical speed for a satellite. It looked yellow/orange-ish, like most satellites do.
A few seconds into viewing the object, it flared, increasing greatly in brightness and then dimming. I am aware of what satellite flares are, so I was not surprised at this point.
The object continued to dim and then a bright white/green flash appeared below (?) the object, about the diameter of a quarter if held at arm's distance. About a second or two later the object dimmed out of view completely.
If it wasn't for the anomalous flash in the vicinity of the object, just before it disappeared, I would assume what I saw was just a flaring satellite. I'm pretty sure whatever it was was outside of the atmosphere.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Off
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Portland
USA
15 seconds
15 seconds
45.51
-122.66
flash
OR
Occurred : 8/9/2016 23:00 (Entered as : 8/9/16 23:00) Reported: 8/10/2016 12:05:58 AM 00:05 Posted: 8/16/2016 Location: Portland, OR Shape: Flash Duration: 15 seconds
Orbiting object flares, separate flash appears, then object disappears.