View Full Version : Strange sighting over Leicester (UK)
EGNXblue
1st Jul 2014, 22:29
Just viewed a fast moving object with no usual navigation lights over East Leicestershire. Only one intermittent very bright white light at high level moving approx twice as fast as usual jet traffic. Also no sign on Flight radar 24. Any ideas?
ZOOKER
1st Jul 2014, 22:47
Possibly the International Space Station?
Doors to Automatic
2nd Jul 2014, 00:10
Yes more than likely it was the ISS - especially if it was going in an E or SE direction?
chevvron
2nd Jul 2014, 01:18
Military aircraft (many don't have mode S transponders so won't show on FR24)
You can check for ISS passes at Heavens-Above (http://www.heavens-above.com)
No visible passes at your location for a few days either side of OP date.
Dean
Satellite flare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare)
Just search on You Tube for 'Satellite Flare' 'Iridium Flare' for examples.
EGNXblue
2nd Jul 2014, 17:31
Thank you for the replies but I have seen the iss overhead many times. It was certainly not the iss.
EGNXblue
2nd Jul 2014, 17:32
Also was travelling nne.
Burnie5204
2nd Jul 2014, 18:24
The ex-RAF Jet Provost got taken out for a play this afternoon. Could it be that seeing as it is classed as a 'fast jet'?
Nevermind - just seem what time this was posted last night.