Object appears, brightens then disappear in night sky.
At approximitely 9:53pm, on the night of August 20, 2016, I went out back of my house to smoke a cigarette and looked up to the sky, as I always do. As I looked I saw a dim light move across the sky, and at first I thought it was a satellite which I have seen numerous times. As I continued to watch the object it suddenly became very bright as if a spotlight was turned on, only to dissapear into the sky as if it was never there. The total sighting took around 15 seconds, while the brightest part before it disappeared lasted about 5 seconds. The best description I can give on the location would be straight above the moon's current location and traveling in a horizontal direction.
((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite? PD))
At approximitely 9:53pm, on the night of August 20, 2016, I went out back of my house to smoke a cigarette and looked up to the sky, as I always do. As I looked I saw a dim light move across the sky, and at first I thought it was a satellite which I have seen numerous times. As I continued to watch the object it suddenly became very bright as if a spotlight was turned on, only to dissapear into the sky as if it was never there. The total sighting took around 15 seconds, while the brightest part before it disappeared lasted about 5 seconds. The best description I can give on the location would be straight above the moon's current location and traveling in a horizontal direction.
((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite? PD))
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Burlington
USA
15 seconds
15 seconds
40.07
-74.84
light
NJ
Occurred : 8/20/2016 21:52 (Entered as : 08/20/16 21:52) Reported: 8/20/2016 7:15:30 PM 19:15 Posted: 8/25/2016 Location: Burlington, NJ Shape: Light Duration: 15 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There was an aura or haze around the object
Object appears, brightens then disappear in night sky. ((NUFORC Note: Possible Iridium satellite? PD))