SIGHTING: GERMANTOWN, WISCONSIN (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"Was sitting in my back yard watching for the orionids, when i spotted what appeared to be an aircraft or brightly illuminated satellite coming out of 036 degrees, on a heading of about 250 degrees. no position lights or rotating beacon were visible, although i assumed nav lights would become visible before it passed overhead -- except it didn't pass overhead! as i'm watched the object's approach, it came to an abrupt stop in the northeast sky. i watched for a few minutes, but the object remained stationary, looking like a bright star. i look down at my phone, and when i looked back again, it was gone!"