Saw a sort of UFO tonight

[snowywolfowl]

Granted to me "UFO" means "Unidentified Flying Object" and NOT "Little Green Men". I'm pretty sure that what I saw was just a very bright satellite, and not the results of intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic gazing upon us with envious eyes, drawing their plans against us. *

Still, its always cool to be able to gaze up into the sky, see something, and walk away thinking "Just what exactly was that, really?" I guess that's why we continue to gaze into places that we really don't belong, whether its the vastness of space, the depths of the ocean, or the unknowable mysteries of the human heart.

School starts again soon. Time to find out what I see for myself I suppose.



"Hey, what can I say? I loved reading H.G. Wells as a kid, and the 1953 George Pal film version is a sci-fi movie classic well worth seeing for any fan of the genre."

Comments

[snowywolfowl.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if it might have been the space station, actually. My first thought when I saw it was that it was a low flying plane, given the size and yellow colour of the light. It was only when I saw it was above the clouds, moving (and fading) like a satellite, and had no flashing lights or sounds that I thought it might be the ISS.

Iridium flares? I'll look those up. I've never heard of those. Thanks for the lead.

[padawansguide.livejournal.com]

It sure might have been.

and also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium_flares

:-)