NUFORC Sighting 126085

Occurred: 2016-02-28 05:20 Local
Reported: 2016-02-28 03:59 Pacific
Duration: 4 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Ivy Bluff, TN, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Very large, bright & slowly flashing object moving across the western horizon heading south!

At 0520, I observed a bright flash on the western horizon about 25-30 degrees above the treeline. It slowly flashed, disappeared, flashed again repeating itself as it slowly traveled across the bottom of Ursa Minor, Leo, & Jupiter, heading south.

My initial thoughts were that this object was tumbling and catching the moon's light every 30 seconds as it rotated thru space. I observed it flash 5 times before I lost it. Objects size appeared about the size of Jupiter (as viewed from Earth) & it passed in front of it.

Whatever it was, it was very large & moving on a predictable course. Possibly a large satellite, rocket body, or space debris.

Posted 2016-03-04