| ID | #1617713427 |
| Added | Tue, 06/04/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Result
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| Resume |
Initial data
Red, white, green flashing light in two bright objects on opposite sides of the ORION BELT in the night sky. Geostationary satellites?
On either side of the stars of the Orion Belt there are two objects of a brighter magnitude. With the naked eye, they flicker, and with binoculars, they display red, white, and green colors at regular intervals, as if they were rotating like a searchlight.
They were there all night and are still there on December 26, 1998. In November, another was seen, but its location is difficult to describe. Farther west, I think, from the other two. He, too, was shimmering with these colors. The question is, do many of these satellites have any red and green flashing lights, like airplanes, to distinguish left from right? If so, why is it in space? How many of these satellites are flashing red and green lights?
Duration: all night
Original news
Date: November 27 1998
Location: Gulf of California camping, Baja (Mexico
Time:
Summary: Red, white, green flashing light in two bright objects on opposite sides of ORION’S BELT in night sky. Geosynchronous satellites? On each side of Orion’s Belt stars there are two objects of brighter magnitude. With naked eye they flicker, with binoculars they demonstrate red, white and green colors at regular intervals as if rotating like a search light. They were there all night and are still there 26 December 1998. There was another one seen in November however more difficult to describe where it is. Seems to be further west from the other two. It also flickered with those colors. Question is do many of those satellites up there have any red and green flashing lights like airplanes do and boats do to tell left from right? If so why in space? How many of those satellites up there have flashing red and green lights? Duration: all night
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
Hypotheses
The heavenly bodies
The brightest heavenly bodies in the sky are Venus, Jupiter, and sometimes Mars and, of course, the Moon.
Venus is the bright yellow of the evening or morning star, shining in the sky on the background of evening or dawn. Maximum brightness of Venus can reach up to 4.3 m, and she is the third brightness of the sun in earth's sky after the sun and the moon. It so well reflects the light of the Sun that it is relatively easy to see and day, especially if you know the location. It manifests itself in the form of tiny blinking white dots.
Investigation
According to the description of the flickering, speed and nature of the movements, it looks like ordinary stars. Random changes in the light of stars are mainly caused by the turbulence of the atmosphere.
Resume
The heavenly bodies
The brightest heavenly bodies in the sky are Venus, Jupiter, and sometimes Mars and, of course, the Moon.
Venus is the bright yellow of the evening or morning star, shining in the sky on the background of evening or dawn. Maximum brightness of Venus can reach up to 4.3 m, and she is the third brightness of the sun in earth's sky after the sun and the moon. It so well reflects the light of the Sun that it is relatively easy to see and day, especially if you know the location. It manifests itself in the form of tiny blinking white dots.
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