new Proton objects

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Hello,

Yesterday evening(97-06-08) I saw two of three predicted new Proton objects.
Both objects were tumbling and not very bright.  They were timed between
gamma and beta Umi.  
The first object(97-28C/24829) was passing at 22h19m19.64sUTC.  It was maybe
1 or 2 seconds late with latest elements from OIG.  It was also flashing
with +/-10s.  maximum brightness was mag +7.5.

The second object, which was probably 97-28A(24827) passed at the same
position at 22h51m09.35s which was maybe 10s early.  It was clearly varying
with +-15s and had a maximum brightness of +8.

I did not see 97-28F/24833 but it is unclear to me why the A object is
varying.  Maybe there is a switch between A and F.

24827
1 24827U 97028A   97159.48415749 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    95
2 24827  63.4152 191.3154 0727666 335.9718  20.8716 11.06563551   197
24829
1 24829U 97028C   97159.12191840 -.00000040  00000-0  10000-3 0    66
2 24829  63.4098 191.8858 0728348 335.8767  20.9554 11.07199735   174
24833
1 24833U 97028F   97158.85185832 -.00000045  00000-0  00000+0 0    55
2 24833  63.4099 192.3694 0730180 336.1545  20.7064 11.06278040   124


Greetings,
Tristan Cools
tcools@nic.INbe.net
BWGS member(Belgian Working Group Satellites)

Damse Vaart:    3.2478E/51.2277N 3.75m
Rijckevelde:    3.2856E/51.2045N 6.25m
Brugge     :    3.2166E/51.2104N 5m

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