NUFORC Sighting 73274

Occurred: 2009-11-12 06:05 Local
Reported: 2009-11-12 15:36 Pacific
Duration: 1 minute
No of observers: 1

Location: Rochester, NY, USA

Shape: Light


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.

Posted 2009-12-12

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