Live Intercept Case ID: be4543bf

SIGHTING: FARGO, ND

Sighted On

Saturday 19. August 2006

Reported On

Monday 21. August 2006

Classification

Flash

Duration

15-20 seconds

Witness Testimony

"Update on bright flare...Update: I did a bit of internet sleuthing after reporting the bright flash in the sky I witnessed the other morning. Apparently what I saw was the Iridium 54 satellite, which was scheduled to be over my location here in Fargo, ND at 05:12:09 on the date I had my sighting - Saturday, 19 August 2006. As I mentioned in my initial report, the flash of light I saw was almost alarmingly bright, and the chart I found on the website pegged Iridium 54 at a brightness magnitude of -7 on the logarithmic scale that measures light intensity. I'm assuming that the bright flare I saw a week or two back was the same object."

Source: NUFORC

Intelligence Discussion

Coordinates

Latitude

46.8772°

Longitude

-96.7898°

Technical Specs

Classification Flash

Duration 15-20 seconds

Source NUFORC

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Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2017-11-08	Disc	00:04:00
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2017-07-28	Square, Rectangular	00:01:08
Fargo, ND	2017-07-05	Circle	7 minutes
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Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (United States)	2016-06-13	Star-like	Undisclosed
Mahnomen, Minnesota (United States)	2016-06-09	Sphere	Undisclosed
Rothsay, MN	2016-04-19	Egg	5 minutes
Mahnomen, Minnesota (United States)	2016-02-12	Square, Rectangular	00:05:00
Horace, North Dakota (United States)	2016-01-23	Cigar	00:20:11
Hillsboro, ND	2016-01-18	Circle	5 minutes
Ferguson Falls, MN	2015-11-15	Triangle	5 minutes
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2015-10-07	Star-like	Undisclosed
Hankinson, North Dakota (United States)	2015-09-06	Cigar	Undisclosed
Fargo, ND	2015-08-26	Circle	25 minutes
Davenport, ND	2015-08-12	Other	75 minutes
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2015-08-09	Star-like	00:00:08
Valley City, ND	2015-08-09	Unknown	30 minutes
Fergus Falls, MN	2015-08-08	Sphere	3 minutes
Pelican Rapids, MN	2015-08-08	Light	2 minutes, twice
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2015-07-04	Circle	Undisclosed
Otter Tail, MN	2015-07-04	Circle	15 minutes
West Fargo, ND	2015-06-13	Disk	1 minute
Downer, MN	2015-01-11	Other	5 minutes
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2014-09-09	Unknown	Undisclosed
Barnesville, MN	2014-08-10	Unknown	2 minutes
Vergas, Minnesota (United States)	2014-08-02	Circle	Undisclosed
Harwood, North Dakota (United States)	2014-07-03	N, A	Undisclosed
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2014-06-29	Disc	5 mins
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2014-06-29	Sphere	Undisclosed
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (United States)	2014-04-14	Unknown	00:15:00
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Moorhead, MN	2013-10-27	Light	Hours
Fergus Falls, MN	2013-09-16	Unknown	1 hour
West Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2013-08-09	Circle	Undisclosed
West Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2013-08-07	Unknown	Undisclosed
Rothsay, MN	2013-07-31	Cigar	5 minutes
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Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2012-04-25	Circle, Flash, Sphere, Triangle, Unknown	Undisclosed
Fargo, ND	2012-04-20	Triangle	0:45
Casselton, ND	2012-04-11	Triangle	3-5 seconds
Casselton, ND	2012-04-11	Triangle	3-5 seconds
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Mayville, ND	2011-12-20	Light	15 MIN
Mayville, North Dakota (United States)	2011-12-20	Sphere	Undisclosed
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Underwood, MN	2011-07-04	Light	45 minutes
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Hillsboro, North Dakota (United States)	2010-07-04	Square, Rectangular	00:15:00
Fargo, ND	2010-04-10	Formation	10 - 15 seconds
Perham, Minnesota (United States)	2009-12-31	Circle	Undisclosed
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2009-07-23	Sphere	Undisclosed
Vergas, MN	2009-07-02	Formation	2 min
Fargo, ND	2009-05-17	Other	15 seconds
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2009-05-17	Other	00:00:15
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Shelly, MN	2009-03-27	Other	20 Minutes
Moorhead, Minnesota (United States)	2008-10-14	Star-like	Undisclosed
Casselton, ND	2008-08-24	Unknown	Evening
Valley City, North Dakota (United States)	2008-07-27	Flash, Star-like	Undisclosed
Wahpeton, North Dakota (United States)	2008-06-14	Disc	Undisclosed
White Earth, MN	2008-02-18	Diamond	5 Seconds
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2008-01-24	Circle	Undisclosed
Colfax, ND	2008-01-15	Disk	@ 1-2 Min
Hope, ND	2008-01-03	Unknown	2 minutes
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Fargo, ND	2007-05-26	Changing	30MIN
Ada, MN	2007-01-23	Teardrop	42 minutes
Fargo, North Dakota (United States)	2007-01-15	Egg, Oval	Undisclosed
Fargo, ND	2006-08-19	Light	15-20 seconds
West Fargo, ND	2006-04-17	Circle	3 seconds
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (United States)	2006-01-31	Circle, Disc, Fireball	Undisclosed
Fergus Falls, MN	2006-01-14	Oval	1- 2 min
Minnesota (Ottertail Co.), MN	2006-01-09	Triangle
Detroit Lakes, MN	2005-07-24	Light	5 minutes
Fargo, ND	2005-07-08	Egg	10 minutes
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota (United States)	2005-06-29	Disc	Undisclosed