NUFORC Sighting 179744

Occurred: 2023-12-13 18:20 Local
Reported: 2023-12-17 15:09 Pacific
Duration: Approximately 10 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Alfreton, England, United Kingdom
Location details: Back garden of house

Shape: Light
Color: Bright light yellow
Estimated Size: Star size
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Looking straight up, slightly to the east.
Angle of Elevation: 85
Closest Distance: Above 50,000 feet.
Estimated Speed: Faster than a airlin
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Lights appearing and disappearing

I looked up and saw 3 dim lights moving slowly from west to east. They looked to be at very high altitude, possibly in orbit. They appeared to jump across the sky but followed a straight line across the sky. I suspect these may be starlink assets. But then a much brighter light yellow light appeard. This light appeared traveling much faster than the other 3 on a north south trajectory, slowed to a stop, and disappeared at the line of wher the first 3 lights had been. The first 3 dim lights were still moving away to the east. A few seconds later, another light appeared, moving in fast from the south. This light was brighter than the first 3, but less bright than the yellow one. This light was dim white, and again appeared moving fast. It instantly slowed to around the speed of the first 3 lights. It went past the line of the first 3 lights, but turned, and slowly curved around to come back to the line of the first 3. It the turned to follow the path of the first 3 lights (the first 3 were now almost out of sight and eventually faded out of view around The Pleiades), this 5th light then also disappeared on the line of the first 3.

Posted 2023-12-20