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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat did I see just now?
I'm about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. I was looking skyward at about 21:40 and saw what I assumed to be an airplane of some kind, heading due south and almost perfectly overhead.
I noticed that it had only a fixed white light that I could see, rather than blinking lights, and it appeared to be pretty high and moving pretty fast. I can't say exactly why it seemed to be at particularly high altitude, but comparing it to other planes that I could see, it sort of gave that impression.
Was it simply a plane that was too high for me to see the blinking? Or is it possible to see satellites this way?
If all else fails, I'm hoping that someone will post a pic of that hair guy.
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(82,333 posts)onehandle
(51,122 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Orrex
(63,210 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)It would usually be about 6:30 and it was still dark. I just assumed it was either the space station or a satellite.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)dark where you were?
Orrex
(63,210 posts)It seemed to be crossing the sky more quickly than a jet at that apparent altitude would be able to do, but as hypotheses go, it would certainly fit the facts!
Wounded Bear
(58,654 posts)Orrex
(63,210 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)There is a Top Secret govt facility in the mountain up there.
(Cues X-Files music)
Orrex
(63,210 posts)Didn't know about the X-Files facility though!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)It's a huge, heavily guarded underground facility. Disney even has an office under the mountain where they keep the original film from their movies.
Several companies and agencies are setup under the mountain in the huge maze of tunnels. It's considered nuke-safe, if there is such a thing.
Orrex
(63,210 posts)Yeah, they do document storage and disposal for a ton of companies around here.
I knew that they kept other privately-owned stuff there, like vintage cars and the like, but I didn't realize that they stored secret government stuff.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)There's miles of tunnels and the last I heard, they were still digging more tunnels and offices.
The worst thing was, since you're breathing recycled air, if one person had a cold by the end of the week everyone would be sick.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)Because damn, along with food, shelter and medicine the few survivors are really gonna need to see The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo.