| Sighting Report |
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| Occurred : 8/10/2009 22:23 (Entered as : 08/10/09 22:23) Reported: 8/10/2009 10:39:00 PM 22:39 Posted: 8/27/2009 Location: Salem, OR Shape: Circle Duration:20 sec |
| Thought it was a Satellite until witnessing a very bright flash of light come from the object. While looking at the western sky noticed a small dot in the sky traveling from north to south. Thought it was a satellite at first as it was very small and seemed to be traveling at the speed I am use to seeing from a satellite. The odd thing was as we were watching the small dot it suddenly started to glow with a very high intensity light so much so that I thought it was a helicopter spotlight. The light only lasted for a few seconds then went back to normal and the craft continued on a southerly course at the same speed before fading out. I have an aviation background and do not think it was an aircraft given the small size, the speed of the object and the brightness of the flash. |