Was it a Satellite, or a UFO

Hi Everyone,

I'm a bit of a newbie on this subject, so bear with me
I was wondering if I saw an Unidentified flying object in the sky's , or just a satellite.

When I was going home on my bike late at night yesterday. I looked up because it was a nice clear night, with no clouds. And I was slowly riding trough a lane without lamp posts, so you could see the stars really well.

Suddenly this blink pops up, so I stopped and stared. It was larger than a star, but at about the same brightness.
It was going about twice the speed of the occasional airliner that comes along.
But I can't say at wich altitude it was, it was just a bright dot.

I don't think it was a comet, because it didn't have the tale behind it.

The dot went in a straight line, and lasted for about 5-7 seconds, then it got less bright, and eventually disappeared.
Like the light just went out.

Any thoughts?

S

reply to post by Solidus Green eye


It has all the hallmarks of a sattelite, they move at a steady pace and continue to get brighter as they move to the peak reflection point and then slowly get dimmer before dissapearing. It sounds like thats what you saw.

Originally posted by pazcat
reply to post by Solidus Green eye

 

It has all the hallmarks of a sattelite, they move at a steady pace and continue to get brighter as they move to the peak reflection point and then slowly get dimmer before dissapearing. It sounds like thats what you saw.

I was hoping to see my first UFO
Well, now I know what a satellite looks like, thanx !