4/10/2010: Excelsior Springs, MO, USA

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Occurred : 4/10/2010 19:50 (Entered as : 04/10/10 19:50) Reported: 4/10/2010 6:58:29 PM 18:58 Posted: 4/13/2010 Location: Excelsior Springs, MO Shape: Unknown Duration: 15 Characteristics: The object left a trail, The object emitted other objects
I witnessed a possible satellite collision or re-entry. Unknown occurrence. I was out in the late evening bird watching and plane watching with binoculars. The approximate time was 19:50 hrs., April 10, 2010, just before sunset. I believe I witnessed a collision of satellites, or something entering the earth’s atmosphere and breaking up. At first I thought it was a bright star or the ISS, but it broke into two distinct parts with a debris field behind it. The objects did not seem to be falling. It was not moving like the ISS and did not streak across the sky like a meteor. The two distinct pieces slowly drifted apart. After a couple of minutes one of the pieces broke into two more pieces. Those also slowly drifted apart. After sunset the light was failing and I lost sight of the objects. I observed the objects/pieces for about 15 minutes, maybe a little longer.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 4/10/2010 19:50 (Entered as : 04/10/10 19:50)
Reported: 4/10/2010 6:58:29 PM 18:58
Posted: 4/13/2010
Location: Excelsior Springs, MO
Shape: Unknown
Duration: 15
Characteristics: The object left a trail, The object emitted other objects

I witnessed a possible satellite collision or re-entry.

Unknown occurrence.

I was out in the late evening bird watching and plane watching with binoculars. The approximate time was 19:50 hrs., April 10, 2010, just before sunset. I believe I witnessed a collision of satellites, or something entering the earth’s atmosphere and breaking up.

At first I thought it was a bright star or the ISS, but it broke into two distinct parts with a debris field behind it. The objects did not seem to be falling. It was not moving like the ISS and did not streak across the sky like a meteor.

The two distinct pieces slowly drifted apart. After a couple of minutes one of the pieces broke into two more pieces. Those also slowly drifted apart.

After sunset the light was failing and I lost sight of the objects.

I observed the objects/pieces for about 15 minutes, maybe a little longer.