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In reply to the discussion: UFOs exist and everyone needs to adjust to that fact [View all]MineralMan
(146,317 posts)I was out one night, and saw a very bright object moving across the sky from horizon to horizon, at a fairly rapid pace. After thinking about it, I guessed it was the International Space Station. Sure enough, when I checked, it would have passed over where I was looking at that time.
I once saw a green fireball at 4 AM while driving southward in California. It was moving from east to west. Very bright, and seemingly quite nearby. Of course, it was a meteor of a pretty good size, which was headed out over the ocean. It didn't make the news, because i might have been the only person looking in that direction at that early hour.
Another interesting thing I have observed is that if you look at a fixed object in the sky long enough, it seems to move. Bright stars, for example. The longer you stare at it, the more apparent the virtual motion is.
Assuming that what we see but can't identify is something with extraterrestrial origins is pretty silly. So, I never do that.