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Occurred : 11/12/2009 06:05 (Entered as : 11/12/09 06:05)
Reported: 11/12/2009 3:36:58 PM 15:36
Posted: 12/12/2009
Location: Rochester, NY
Shape: Light
Duration:1 minute
Bright light over Lake Ontario blazing through the early morning sky.

This morning I woke up and went outside to have a cigarette. While standing on the back deck of the house I noticed what first appeared to be a bright star in the north western part of the sky, maybe fifteen degrees from the horizon. This places it over Lake Ontario. The light was a white-yellow, slightly larger than the visible stars at the time. It moved at a constant, blazing speed, from northwest to south. It appeared too far out in space to be a satellite and traveled too fast. The object did not burn up or gravitate towards earth, but continued in a straight line through space. In about forty-five seconds it had covered the entire horizon and faded away.

I've never seen a satellite behave in such a fashion and if anyone else noticed this event, I'd love to hear your thoughts.