A possible candidate for your sighting is 78 42A DMSP B5D1-3 (Norad 10820). It is an early Defence Meteorlogical Satellite. My logs are at home but I have seen very bright glints off other members of this family of satellites. I think I've seen this one brighten but I'm not sure. Cheers, Brian Brian K. Hunter, Department of Chemistry Professor Queen's University bkh@chem.queensu.ca Kingston, Ontario (613)-545-2620 Canada K7L 4R6 Chopped message below: > Date/time: 3/27/97 at 0053 UTC (3/26/97 at 1953 EST) > Observer Location: 35 deg 02' 46.3"N/83 deg 56' 28"W at 502 meters alt > Location: About one degree south of Beta Taurus (El Nath). > Apparent Magnitude: 0 or more > > Narrative: I saw this object brighten very suddenly (yellow-gold color) > about 1 degree south of Beta Taurus. It looked nearly round and was as > bright or brighter than Venus. > It appeared to me to be moving in a southerly direction . I only saw it for > about a second or so and it appeared to only move about 1/2 degree across > the sky, then it was gone. > Larry Van Horn > Managing Editor > Satellite Times magazine > > E-mail address: steditor@grove.net;