SIGHTING: EXELAND, WI

Witness Testimony

""satellite" stopped in the skySunday, December 18th, 2011.I was at my father’s house in Exeland, WI. I stepped out on his southern porch to smoke a cigarette sometime between 7:00pm and 9:00pm.I was looking up at the stars, as usual, scanning for satellites and/or shooting stars. I have watched many satellites from his porch, including watching the space station go over a few years back.I spotted what I assumed to be a satellite (just a small steady white light) moving in a straight line, at a consistent speed, from east to west overhead. I followed it’s trajectory with my eyes across the sky, glad that I had spotted one and planning to watch it until it disappeared behind the trees to the west.It went normally until it had crossed about 75% of the sky within my vision, and then it stopped. The light did not change in any way. It did not sparkle or flash…it just stopped.I continued to stare at it until I finished my cigarette, and it did not move again. "