UFO sighting most likely satellite
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1336706.htm
The Perth Observatory says it is most likely an object that was tracked
in the skies over Western Australia and the Northern Territory overnight
was a satellite re-entering the atmosphere.
Astronomer Peter Birch says the as yet unidentified object was tracked
from the south coast of Western Australia, to Ti Tree, 170 kilometres
north of Alice Springs.
He says he has had some astonishing reports from observers, but needs
more information to confirm what it was.
"The object has been watched in the sky for times of up to a minute by
some of the observers, which means it is a very slow moving object," he
said.
"It's been breaking up and burning up as it's come into the atmosphere.
"At this stage whether it's a large meteor burning up or it's a
re-entering space craft is uncertain."
Alice Springs resident Fiona Higgins says she first thought it was a
fireworks display.
"It was so spectacular...something I've never seen before," she said.
"I've seen shooting stars before but this was like 110 times brighter
and prettier than that."
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02 Apr 2005 05:31:10 AM |
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On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:36:58 -0500, Su Zanadu expelled the following:
UFO sighting most likely satellite
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1336706.htm
The Perth Observatory says it is most likely an object that was tracked in
the skies over Western Australia and the Northern Territory overnight was
a satellite re-entering the atmosphere.
Astronomer Peter Birch says the as yet unidentified object was tracked
from the south coast of Western Australia, to Ti Tree, 170 kilometres
north of Alice Springs.
He says he has had some astonishing reports from observers, but needs more
information to confirm what it was.
"The object has been watched in the sky for times of up to a minute by
some of the observers, which means it is a very slow moving object," he
said.
"It's been breaking up and burning up as it's come into the atmosphere.
"At this stage whether it's a large meteor burning up or it's a
re-entering space craft is uncertain."
Alice Springs resident Fiona Higgins says she first thought it was a
fireworks display.
"It was so spectacular...something I've never seen before," she said.
"I've seen shooting stars before but this was like 110 times brighter and
prettier than that."
A Soyuz SL-12 Rocket booster, 2005-010 (NORAD 28630) more than likely.
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| User: "Fredrick Garvin" |
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01 Apr 2005 05:34:22 PM |
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On Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:36:58 -0500, Su Zanadu expelled the following:
UFO sighting most likely satellite
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1336706.htm
The Perth Observatory says it is most likely an object that was tracked in
the skies over Western Australia and the Northern Territory overnight was
a satellite re-entering the atmosphere.
Astronomer Peter Birch says the as yet unidentified object was tracked
from the south coast of Western Australia, to Ti Tree, 170 kilometres
north of Alice Springs.
He says he has had some astonishing reports from observers, but needs more
information to confirm what it was.
"The object has been watched in the sky for times of up to a minute by
some of the observers, which means it is a very slow moving object," he
said.
"It's been breaking up and burning up as it's come into the atmosphere.
"At this stage whether it's a large meteor burning up or it's a
re-entering space craft is uncertain."
Alice Springs resident Fiona Higgins says she first thought it was a
fireworks display.
"It was so spectacular...something I've never seen before," she said.
"I've seen shooting stars before but this was like 110 times brighter and
prettier than that."
Like they said, either sat debris or a meteor. Something like this is
usually sat debris. Sometimes a meteor will break up like the Peekskill
meteorite did and put on quite a display, visible for HUNDREDS of miles.
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