Star Disappeared?

[Netty271]

Hi,

I've just been outside my back garden and saw what I initially thought was a bright star. Watched it for a while as it was very bright and I thought I could aslo see some red colour in it and it looked weird. Called my friend to see it. Watched it for another five minutes or so during which time it did not move at all. She just kept saying 'it's just a star'.... then it just winked out. Took about 5 seconds to disappear completely. Freaked us both out so I thought I would come on here and see if I could find a logical explanation?

This happened at 21.47 this evening (GMT).

Anybody got any suggestions as to what it could be. The nearest airport to me is approximately 65miles away.

Thanks

[Tormod]

Hello and welcome to our science forums!

 

Look at this topic for a discussion of the same kind of observation:

 

http://scienceforums.com/topic/17965-i-just-seen-a-star-disappear/

[Knothead]

Hi,

I've just been outside my back garden and saw what I initially thought was a bright star. Watched it for a while as it was very bright and I thought I could aslo see some red colour in it and it looked weird. Called my friend to see it. Watched it for another five minutes or so during which time it did not move at all. She just kept saying 'it's just a star'.... then it just winked out. Took about 5 seconds to disappear completely. Freaked us both out so I thought I would come on here and see if I could find a logical explanation?

This happened at 21.47 this evening (GMT).

Anybody got any suggestions as to what it could be. The nearest airport to me is approximately 65miles away.

Thanks

 

 

It was probably just a run of the mill UFO. In the day light they can accelerate so quickly that your eye can't follow them. At night they just look like they disappear.

Don't worry about it. Perfectly normal.