NUFORC Sighting 100869

Occurred: 2013-08-06 22:40 Local
Reported: 2013-08-07 06:35 Pacific
Duration: 45 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Sydenham (Canada), ON, Canada

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Bright, yellow-orange fireball

I was watching the stars behind my home while having a conversation on my mobile phone. In the northwest sky, I saw a yellow-orange fireball (bright, spherical) traveling northwards. It was silent, and brighter than a planet. (I have some amateur astronomy experience and am familiar with the luminosity of stars and planets). While it moved in a single direction, its speed was inconsistent and at one point it seemed to either slow down or turn away from me. I watched it continuously, having enough time to describe it to the person on the phone. I got the sense that it was not in the upper atmosphere but at the level where airplanes fly. Finally, it disappeared behind some trees.

Posted 2013-08-30

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