Saj
January 25th, 2009, 02:26 AM
Last winter, my family and i were at my mother-in-laws rural house paying a visit. When it was time to leave in the evening i started packing up the car and noticed a nice clear sky. So naturally, i decided to take a moment to stargaze. Within a few minutes, i noticed a satelite directly over head.
To my amazement, it slowed itself down eventually coming to a complete stop, changed directions with increasing speed, slowed itself to another stop and repeated this movement in many directions. It's overall movement would span approximately 10-15 degrees. Other than the oddity that it was moving in various directions, occassionally resting at complete pause for several seconds, what i found really odd was the dynamic of it's movement. It appeared as though it was in some way propelled by jets packs or something of that nature. Not jerky in any way, very fluid but very noticeable accelerations and decelerations.
When the family came out to see why i stopped loading the car, i informed them of what i was observing and we all took part for another hour or so. Eventually we had to leave to get the kids home to bed so i had to discontinue my observations. Nor did i have a scope with my at the time (quite the shame).
Since that experience, which has made a years time, i've done much research into various possibilities and have come up empty handed. Has anyone seen such things or simply know what it could have been that i observed? Like i mentioned earlier, initially i thought it was a satellite since it had it's general appearance until it slowed, stopped and changed it's trajectory repeating this incessently for well over an hour, always directly over head.
Cheers.
To my amazement, it slowed itself down eventually coming to a complete stop, changed directions with increasing speed, slowed itself to another stop and repeated this movement in many directions. It's overall movement would span approximately 10-15 degrees. Other than the oddity that it was moving in various directions, occassionally resting at complete pause for several seconds, what i found really odd was the dynamic of it's movement. It appeared as though it was in some way propelled by jets packs or something of that nature. Not jerky in any way, very fluid but very noticeable accelerations and decelerations.
When the family came out to see why i stopped loading the car, i informed them of what i was observing and we all took part for another hour or so. Eventually we had to leave to get the kids home to bed so i had to discontinue my observations. Nor did i have a scope with my at the time (quite the shame).
Since that experience, which has made a years time, i've done much research into various possibilities and have come up empty handed. Has anyone seen such things or simply know what it could have been that i observed? Like i mentioned earlier, initially i thought it was a satellite since it had it's general appearance until it slowed, stopped and changed it's trajectory repeating this incessently for well over an hour, always directly over head.
Cheers.