NUFORC Sighting 16178

Occurred: 2001-02-04 16:45 Local
Reported: 2001-02-05 00:00 Pacific
Duration: ~45 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Denver, CO, USA

Shape: Light


A star-like object flying past the moon, faster than a jet

I walked out of the house at 4.45 PM and looked up at the gibbous moon which was halfway between the eastern horizon and zenith in a mostly blue sky. A starlike object, i.e. a point of light, was moving faster than an jet but in a smooth trajectory, from the 7 o'clock position a few degrees away from the moon and headed up past the moon on the upper left side of it. This is when I swiftly ran back into the house to grab my binoculars which were right by the door. I came back out and it took me a few seconds to find the object, which was now heading more in a downward fashion and was between 5 and 10 degrees to the lower right of the moon, at about 4 o'clock. Unfortunately, I could not locate it in the binoculars so it was quickly gone. It appeared to be reflecting light rather than self-luminous.

Posted 2001-02-18

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