FoleyisGood t1_j3vveqh wrote on January 11, 2023 at 12:43 PM

Reply to comment by Competitive-Ad-5153 in Saw a weird light last night by citrus_mystic

It wasn't the ISS.

Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3vxmxc wrote on January 11, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Let's think skeptically for a minute...

What's the more likely explanation for what was seen:

Some alien craft
A satellite
The ISS

The simplest explanation tends to be the right one. I've given a scientifically accurate, unbiased explanation for what was seen. What proof do you have that it wasn't the ISS?

FoleyisGood t1_j3w0t87 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 1:31 PM

> What proof do you have that it wasn't the ISS?

you said

> Update The ISS was visible last night from 9:11 to 9:15, setting in the ENE.

This happened sometime between 5:30-6pm - as I stated in a previous comment

also

It was a shooting star

Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3wp8l9 wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Fair enough; I stand corrected :)

mdurg68 t1_j3w4lff wrote on January 11, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Why do you only have 3 choices? You left off aircraft and shooting star. Since a few others and me saw it around the same time I’d guess it was a shooting star. I know how satellites move and look. Definitely wasn’t a satellite

Competitive-Ad-5153 t1_j3wp2tx wrote on January 11, 2023 at 4:18 PM

Fair enough.

I left off aircraft since it didn't have any blinking navigational lights.

And you are correct: it could've been a meteor. The Quadrantid meteor shower was about a week ago, so that is a definite possibility. I stand corrected.