Anyone else just see that thing in the sky (10:55pm)

[goodlife]

Just seen going west to east across the sky was what I can only describe as either a satellite falling to earth or a weapon of some kind. Anyone else see it??

We're near Le Mans, but it was very high so probably visible from the UK.

Was too slow for a shooting star and too fast for a plane. Had a bright light (like a shooting star) at the front and a HUGE red/orange tail of fire and derbis coming out the back. From right above us until out of sight on the horizon took about 6-10 seconds.

Then about 5 minutes later at almost exactly 10:00pm (UK time) I'm sure we heard a very distant and deep booming noise....

WTF??

[JulesV]

Left over firework from Houx Annexe perhaps.

[Mafioso]

Come on, how much have you been drinking!?

[adam85]

crazy! Maybe an asteroid/meteor or was it visibly satellite-esque?
Maybe these boys got lost http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7634404.stm

[Munter]

The last Alitalia flight?

[Sgt Bilko]

Nothing here. Move along.

[goodlife]

adam85 said:

crazy! Maybe an asteroid/meteor or was it visibly satellite-esque?
Maybe these boys got lost http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7634404.stm

Spooky... wonder if they ran into problems? It would fit the profile of what we just saw.

[eharding]

goodlife said:

Just seen going west to east across the sky was what I can only describe as either a satellite falling to earth or a weapon of some kind. Anyone else see it??

We're near Le Mans, but it was very high so probably visible from the UK.

Was too slow for a shooting star and too fast for a plane. Had a bright light (like a shooting star) at the front and a HUGE red/orange tail of fire and derbis coming out the back. From right above us until out of sight on the horizon took about 6-10 seconds.

Then about 5 minutes later at almost exactly 10:00pm (UK time) I'm sure we heard a very distant and deep booming noise....

WTF??

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7634404.stm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/a...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capricorn_One

Edited by eharding on Thursday 25th September 22:26

[Flintstone]

goodlife said:

a weapon of some kind.

Riiiiight.

[goodlife]

adam85 said:

crazy! Maybe an asteroid/meteor or was it visibly satellite-esque?

The main part was just a bright light, so not visibly a satellite or rocket.

The really unusual bit was just how big and orange the tail was - the nearest way to describe it was it looked like the tail from a firework rocket, but on a massive scale.

I'm now really wondering whether that Chinese rocket has come down. If it did, it may have landed near Paris! Anyone know what orbit it was taking and whether it could possibly be what we saw?

[haggy]

JulesV said:

Left over firework from Houx Annexe perhaps.

[MonkeyHanger]

Maybe that loon with the rocket-wings has had a few beers and gone for a moonlit jaunt.

[madmatt1985]

iron man ??

i saw it on the TV .....

[adam85]

MonkeyHanger said:

Maybe that loon with the rocket-wings has had a few beers and gone for a moonlit jaunt.

[jmorgan]

Jules vern due down?

[Chainguy]

Just my Chinese getting delivered. I hope they remembered the sauce for the spare ribs.

[mybrainhurts]

Galileo going tits up...?

Sorry, down...

Which would be nice...

[danoli777]

That would be the top secret BMW/NASA joint venture to develop a more cost effective shuttle. I can't tell you what its powered by, but its mapped......

[srebbe64]

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million.....

.....but still they come.....

[Lordbenny]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1db_1222357467

I've actually answered someones question!