Unusual Satellite Maneuvering Sightings

This morning, my neighbor and me were on our daily early morning walk, when the neighbor looked up and spotted an object that first appeared to be a conventional satellite in normal flight southwest of our stated location and from 60 to 75 degrees off the horizon, and at approximately 75 degrees, it

Approximately 45 minutes after sunset I was sitting in my front yard enjoying a cup of coffee and a pleasantly cool June evening. I was sitting under a large Indian Laurel tree that gave a clear view of a sizeable amount of sky between branches. It was a cloudless and clear night. The crescent moon

My friend and I had gone shopping and had gotten back to my place and we were looking at the sky (trying to catch a meteor) and I was mentioning that I had seen some drones and satellites the last few evenings, but that was it. Just then I said, “There’s one!” But then as we watched it and I saw how

I was standing in my driveway, facing north and looking up at Cassiopeia, which was not quite directly above me. I noticed a light that appeared to be moving upward, very slowly. (There was no sound, but it was also at a distance at which I would not expect to hear anything.) I live close enough to

On Thursday, September 30, 2021 I was taking the trash out to the end of my driveway. I looked up and saw the big dipper (Ursa Major) in the north sky. In the tail of the constellation I saw what looked like a normal, typical satellite. It was a very bright, single light compared to the other stars

My Dad and I were relaxing on the front lawn by our house watching the stars and chatting. I saw three satellites come up over the trees from the Northwest, heading East. They were bright white lights like typical satellites, but they were extremely bright (I estimate an apparent magnitude of -3.5).

On Tuesday February 25, 2020, at precisely 6:10 AM MST, I was leaving my residence and decided to look directly upwards into the night sky to observe the stars. It was a compulsion I had that I normally do not perform. At this time, the sky was clear and still dark. There was no moon present, at

I awoke at about 4:00 a.m. ( Aug – 25 ) and knew I couldn’t go back to sleep, so I got up and decided to read and perhaps grab a smoke out side, which is what I did. At 4:30 a.m., I went outside and began to smoke, and as usual, I face north and star gaze and it was very clear, a little fire smoke

As the object came over the beach it began to make erratic movements like slightly back and forth, left to right and in circles. Still this looked like a satellite, but it was changing speed and direction like nothing I'd ever seen in the sky. I pointed it out to my friend and she said the same, i

I was sitting in a lawn chair looking up in the night sky not long after dark, when I spotted what I thought was a satellite to the east of me. I noted that it was about the same brightness as the surrounding stars except that it was moving across the sky at the speed of the usual satellite in a SW

My husband and I stepped out on the back deck to look at the stars, and I noticed an area of the sky to the SSW, about 2/3 the way to zenith, where something wasn't quite right. Almost like there should be a satellite there - was something moving? That's when my eyes zeroed in on a point of light,

My brother and I were star gazing on the front porch, with as much light pollution eliminated as possible. We were looking for shooting stars and satellites. I have been an armature star gazer and into astronomy for over 15 years. We noticed what looked like a satellite moving sporadically and s

My friend and I were reclining on the deck at my house on a bluff above Puget Sound 4 miles north of downtown Edmonds, Washington. We were watching the stars and pointing things out to each other. At close to 11:00 PM, I noted what I thought was a satellite traversing the sky from south to north,

A sighting which would have gone unreported probably, but for hearing about the sightings in Austin Texas tonight on Coast to Coast AM. Perhaps the following is a useful inclusion, depending on whether it fits in with other reported sightings. My usual trip outside to view satellites in our backyar

My girlfriend and I were camping just off of Nevada State Highway 375 on the evening of July 17, 2013. (Yes, I know, this is the so-called Extra-Terrestrial Highway, but it is also a great place to stargaze, boasting some of the darkest skies in the US. Also, neither of us had ever seen a UFO in o

Hello, This sighting happened approximately 6 years ago, while I was working night shift as a machine operator. I went outside to smoke a cigarette. I've always been a stargazer, so I've seen moving satellites on a few occasions. They look like a "slow" moving star. This object I witnessed appe

To the attention of Mr. Peter Davenport: The following is a recap of the sighting I described to you in our phone conversation of yesterday 12/10/2012. The sighting I described has occurred in the same general vicinity over the last three nights and has been consistent in the time that it appears a

I was sitting on my stand opening morning of the Wisconsin Deer Hunting season before dawn. The date was November 19th, 2011. The place was Alma, Wisconsin in Buffalo County along the Mississippi River. I was waiting for it to become light and passed the time by looking up into the clear dark sky to

I was on a trip with my youth group at Cultus Lake and was sitting on the beach at approximately 11:30 with my friend, talking and looking at the stars. It was a mostly-clear night, if memory serves. I was looking across the lake at the sky above Vedder Mountain and saw a shape that looked like a s

I was in my son's room and heard a commotion outside. I looked out and saw that there were some kids messing around and they had taken the balloons that are sometimes outside of the office, across the parking lot. They ran west in front of the office and around the corner and then south away from me

I would like to report a sighting that coincides almost exactly to a report made by someone from Kennewick, WA in 09/2010. I wish I could contact you to compare sightings. My sighting occurred in 04/2011, as I was visiting my sister. I was about midway between Dallas and Fort Worth and about 4 mil

I was outside having a smoke looking up at the stars, as I do at least 5 times a night. I saw what at first I thought was a satellite (which looks like a star moving extreamly fast across the night sky). It was traveling across they sky at the same speed you see satellites cross the sky. I was go

Observing stars, aircraft (landing at metro NY airports - and White Plains) and tracking satellites for many, many years, this is the FIRST time I was amazed at a completely unrecognizable sighting. It was DEFINITELY NOT a falling star as it did not lose altitude but swept across the night sky with

I was out stargazing at the nearby county park with a new college friend. It was a pretty cloudy night, with not many visible celestial bodies to begin with. We both sighted a couple satellites moving across the sky early on. After about an hour of being out under the stars and clouds, I spotted

I saw something extremely weird on 4/22/09 between the > hour of 9:10-9:15 P.M., I know 9:15 is the end time because I looked > at my watch right after. I was standing on my back deck looking up at > the stars (which I usually do whenever I go out to smoke after dark) > and noticed what I first thou

So sorry I should have submitted this on my previous report from today as an asdie. Last night [26/09/08] at approx 9.30pm below the constellation I know as the 'frying pan/saucepan,' i was watching an aircraft taking off fromt Gatwick Airport. As I do if i'm out there. Just below the constelatti

We were on top of a small mountain at a retired Navy captain's home near the Davis Mountains and the McDonald Observatory in West Texas. We were using night sight binoculars while looking at the sky because it allowed us to see ten times more stars than with the naked eye alone. I am an attorney.

ME AND MY BEST FREIND OF 25 YEARS WHERE WALKING ON THE BEACH IN LINCOLN CITY.MY FREIND SAY TO ME LOOK AT THE STARS AND HOW CLEAR THEY WERE.I LOOKED UP AND SAW WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS A SATELLITE LIKE I HAD SEEN BEFOR.AT THIS POINT MY FRIEND LOOKED UP AND SAW IT.THEN THE OJECT CAME TO A STOP.AT THIS

My mother and friend and I were walking outside a populated area at night around 8:30 pm on the 17th of march 2007. we stopped for a fire works display in honor of St. Patrick's day and it was a fabulous display lasting about 10 minutes. After the display was over we continued looking at the sky

I was road tripping from San Fran to Port Angeles, Wahington. I took the 101 as far north as route 42s in oregon. I was in no rush and camped at several places for several days while on the road. One of the places I camped was Harris beach state park north of Brookings Oregon, on the south coast. It

I took my dog outside as usual for the night. As I was sitting on my back deck waiting, I saw a shooting star out of the corner of my eyes. The sky was extremly clear and I could see more stars than usual. As I watched the sky, I noticed what appeared to be a satelite moving North to South. It did n

I am a university student who lives in Canberra, Australia and i don't really have much of a fascination with ufo's or space. On a saturday night my friend and i arrived at another friends house to watch some movies. After knocking on the door i realised i had left my car lights on so i went back t

Tonight at about 20:00 hrs PST, My girlfriend and I joined our astronomy class in a somewhat remote area of the Oakland hills for the purpose of conducting some stargazing using binoculars. At about 20:30 some of our classmates noticed what appeared at first like a satellite in the sky. My attentio

At about 10:10 on Thursday night, Sept. 30th I went out on my deck and looked up in a westerly direction, and just at that moment I saw a star sized light, not unlike a satellite moving from east to west through the Lyra constellation at a high rate of speed. It also slowed down at one point and the

My boyfrined and I went back to our hotel after dinner in Riviera Maya, Mexico, an hour south of Cancun. It was approx around 12/1AM. It was a very dark and clear night. Our room was right on the ocean and my boyfrined and I were on the balcony enjoying the cooler night air. I was looking for satell

At the time of spotting, the star-like object traveled from middle of the sky to the southeast end for two minutes, after which I didn't follow. I talked to Peter within 5 min. He said it is very much possible to be a satellite. To me it is totally a strange object. First it is not a cosmet, which

I was looking up at the sky in a north west area of los angeles and saw what appeared to be a satellite traveling in a south east direction. The color was that of a star and I did not see any blinking lights that would have indicated that the object was an airplane. It looked quite high in the sky

After the fireworks on the 4th, we were at our residence watching for shooting stars. At 6500' and a crystal clear sky, the view was breathtaking. We watched a couple of satellites go over head, the first one faint and normal speed and the second one much brighter and faster (I'm not sure if it wa

Firstly, sorry, I'm not only guessing the date, I'm also guessing the time - it could have been 22:00 or 24:00, I simply can't remember exactly. I happened to be taking a break from household chores and stood outside the back door to my home. I glanced upwards at the stars and, directly above me, I

I had gotten up, had my coffee and came outside. It was dark, warm and breezy and a starfilled sky. I pulled out a chair and sat down to just enjoy the beauty of the early morning. As I gazed up at the stars, I noticed one was moving and it just kept going, sort of west to east I'd say. It was like

I was returning home from Edmonton. I live on an acreage near Stony Plain. A friend and I had spent the day fishing and finished off with some food. I got back to my house around 1:30-2:00 AM. Upon getting out of my car I looked at the sky, as I usually do on a clear night. I was admiring how clear

Email report Received: March 15, 2003 Hello, I finally had a spare moment to find out who to tell about what I saw last December about a week and a half before Christmas. I live approx 17 Km north of Hazelton, B.C. And I was awakened by my dog barking by the south-facing glassdoor around 3:30am. I

Update for the Hazelton, B.C. - 17 Km north for December, 2002. Hello to you Brian, Thank you for your prompt reply. When I reflect to that time of this sighting I would say that as the satellite appeared from behind nine mile mountain from Kispiox Valley, it was in front of Roche de Boule mountai

Date: 10/27/2002 Time: 17:00 Weather Conditions: Clear late afternoon, no breeze Temperature: 60-65º F Location: Lower East Side of Santa Barbara, CA Number of Witnesses: 3 Description of Event: Three of us were taking a break from work on a Sunday evening outside of our software development company

While retrning to Ft. Lauderdale Florida aboard the SS Oceanbreez cruise ship on a 2 night cruise to Nassau, I was laying on reclining chairs watching the meteor shower at just before 3 am. As I was talking with a friend I had met on board when she pointed to the sky and sat up saying,"What is that

It was Monday evening, around 9pm cst. I was facing west and looking straight up and previously noticed a satellite slowly creep in a straight line across the sky directly overhead, nothing unusual. Being so close to Chicago, star visibility is rather poor, I can see the big dipper, some planets a

Two friends and I were standing in my driveway talking when I noticed what looked like a satellite crossing overhead, moving north to south, slightly orange in color and about 30 degrees east of being directly overhead. I directed their attention to the object...it was very very high and moving acro

there was only one. it could have been a satellite but it slowed down then made a quick change in direction. it was traveling south along the coast of cancun, mexico and then it slowed a bit and started traveling west. then vanished very quickly. i was with 3 other people but it was hard for me to s

It was a clear night of july in The Motte d'Aveillans, a little village near Grenoble in France. I was staring at the sky for satelites with my Girlfriend and her brother, lying in the grass. It is common to see non-geostationary satelites in the sky at night when the sun reflects on their panels an

I was lying down in a field in the mountains outside Nice, France with a girl whom I had recently met, we were talking. The sky was pitch black and the stars were very bright. Directly over head I saw what I thought was a satellite moving slowly south to north. It was a steady dim light, like a s

It was the middle of August, 1991, I was lying down in a field in the mountains outside Nice, France with a girl whom I had recently met, we were talking. The sky was pitch black and the stars were very bright. Directly overhead I saw what I thought was a satellite moving slowly south to north. I

These two events occurred in 1989 and 1995 respectfully (approximate) in Phoenix AZ. I lived North of the city, pretty dark in those days. The first: Facing South, a white, star-like solid light, like a medium size star, appeared in the sky very, very high up, at an almost-directly-overhead latitu

This happened about the same time of year on 2 consecutive years, one night each year. I was maybe 15 and 16 years old. A different friend saw it each year as well. Myself and a friend were hired to guard/watch the art festival tents for approx. 1 week, nights. We laid on the ground as this was the

I was born and raised in Houston, Texas I am 57 and the first 7 years of my life we lived off the approach to Hobby airport and also Ellington was a very active Air Force base in those days. We moved to the north side of the city just about 5 to 6 miles south of what became Houston Intercontinental

Young kids walking to school. This occurred when we were in grade school. I don't recall the exact year or month. Sometime, I think during the early 1970's, when the government decided to save fuel by having us go to school in the dark. We would walk to the school and it felt like the middle of the

41 years ago in 1967, I was a boarder at Gormanston College, County Meath, Ireland (53 deg.; 38’ N, 6 deg.; 14’W). We slept in a long dormitory which had 4 rows of cubicles, my cubicle faced a window which faced due South, more or less. For a period of about a month in 1967, (possibly April/May) e

First, I can't remember the date, even the year, but I was a teenager, about 14 which would make it around 1966. As a boy, I used to love to look at the night sky through my binoculars. Occasionally I would spot a satellite just after dark. Satellites were easily recognized by their steady, fast pac