Flash of Light

Alright, this indeed may be way out of the ordinary but I'm simply looking for explanation about this and curious if anyone else has EVER noticed this.

For a period of about a month a few years ago, I used to walk out to a ledge near a forest and sit and take pictures of the sunset. However on one particular day as I was walking towards the ledge I looked up towards the sky for a VERY brief second and I noticed the most distinct flash of light above me. As if it was a flash of light from a camera.. but it looked more like a star. It was so unexplainable. It was so distinct and real and I can see it even now in my memory. I looked up straight above me, and saw what actually seemed like a twinke but it was so real.. like the brightness of a distance star showing up then dissappearing. The time of day was not even close enough to warrant twilight stars.. I'm just looking for a possible answer that's all.

My guess is that it was a daytime "Iridium Flare".

Check here:

www.heavens-above.com...

www.satobs.org...

HTH, Theox

That seems close to what I saw and thanks for the help.

Just picture yourself looking up at the sky, right above you and you see a small faint star appear for a second than vanish, yet it is so vivid and distinct that it couldn't be anything else.. still really curious.

Could of been a satellite taking a pic with a giant flash? lol