Greetings from the chair.
I am called Tomislav, I am 25 years of age and I reside in Croatia. I am a lover of science fiction and hence interested in discussing subjects
pertaining to all things related thereto.
I do not hold a belief in alien visitations, abductions or the like but I am not to be expected to immediately dismiss such reports without reason. I
also enjoy hearing preposterous stories of conspiracies and ancient aliens, since they constitute better fiction than can be found today on film or
television.
It is perhaps out of order for me to begin my membership with an inquiry such as follows, but I am rather curious to find the correct explanation for
a certain thing, very possibly mundane in origin but intriguing to me since I can not identify it for lack of information.
Namely, I have been noticing, for quite a while now, objects flying in the night sky which exhibit the following properties:
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- They emit a static light of varying, but sustained intensity, at times with greater apparent brightness to the eye than, say, Venus.
- They travel in a straight line, like airplanes would, or satellites at apparently the same approximate velocity or slightly faster than an
airplane.
- They emit no sound.
- On rare occasion, they flash. That is, their light increases in brightness for about two seconds, quickly but gradually, i.e. in the manner of a
sinusoidal signal. At times they maintain the higher brightness.
- At times, they cease emitting light mid-flight, nowhere close to the horizon, which could be consistent with satellites, but again, I lack the
necessary expertise.
- They are usually seen throughout the night, I tend to observe two to three instances between the hours of 22:00 and 23:00.
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The first thought that crossed my mind is that these are satellites I am seeing, especially after I observed the flash, but are satellites so clearly
visible throughout the night?
They could simply be airplanes as well, since some look exactly like an airplane with it's strobe lights off. But are planes allowed to travel without
strobes? They shouldn't be. Also, I can not hear even the slightest sound following their passing.
So, is there perhaps anyone who could shed light on this? I am leaning towards satellites, but am not certain.
edit on 6-8-2013 by Sion1138
because: Clarity.
edit on 6-8-2013 by Sion1138 because: Addendum.