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Now I'm thinking a meteor - or aliens!

Anyone know what this could've been? Peering out of my kitchen window at the evening sky (around 9::50pm/ish) and I spot this orange streak in the sky, slooowly 'falling' downward and further away into the distance. Lasted about a minute before disappearing out of sight and then reappearing a lot smaller, and to be honest with you, I have no idea what I saw! Any possible explanations would be greatly appreciated.

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KidKruger Wrote:

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> perhaps a jet's chemtrail, lit-up by the sun,

> slowly falling / dissipating in the distance ?

> I've seen something similar of this nature before.



Almost, it's Rayleigh scattering. It's what makes the sky blue but red at night.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering


More blue light gets scattered during the day as there is a shorter path for the light to traverse. At dusk the light travel through a longer path and all the blue light gets scattered away leaving mostly red.


Probably a vapour trail high in the sky and suffering the effects of the above scattering and looking orange.

Ronnijade Wrote:

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> Now I'm thinking a meteor - or aliens!

> Anyone know what this could've been? Peering out

> of my kitchen window at the evening sky (around

> 9::50pm/ish) and I spot this orange streak in the

> sky, slooowly 'falling' downward and further away

> into the distance. Lasted about a minute before

> disappearing out of sight and then reappearing a

> lot smaller, and to be honest with you, I have no

> idea what I saw! Any possible explanations would

> be greatly appreciated.


Fireball meteor. If the second one was following the same line, it's the same meteor possibly after fragmenting. Lucky to see it.

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Loud Bomb dropping Sounds... ??

>

> Bright Orange Streaks... ??

>

> You must tell us what you are drinking.. I might

> try a pint..

>

> Mmmmh Better make that a half . :)


Right? I must sound like such a loony, lol! Turns out the 'bomb' noises came from a Qatar Cargo plane going from Houston to Liege (found that out thanks to another kind forum-er!)

Ronnijade Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > I should think it was two separate meteorites,

> not

> > the same one reappearing.

>

>

> But is it even possible to spot meteors in ED?


Yes.


I saw one last year while sitting in my garden :)

Blackcurrant Wrote:

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> Not necessarily that fast. If it's caused by space

> junk re-entering atmosphere it would move a lot

> slower than a shooting star.


Possibly - not a meteor then though!


I was thinking more prosaically it might have been a drone catching the sunlight, or a Chinese fire balloon?

rendelharris Wrote:

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> Blackcurrant Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Not necessarily that fast. If it's caused by

> space

> > junk re-entering atmosphere it would move a lot

> > slower than a shooting star.

>

> Possibly - not a meteor then though!

>

Depends how pedantic you want to be..

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