USA 161 and bright UNID flasher

From: Björn Gimle (b_gimle@algonet.se)
Date: Sun May 18 2003 - 06:08:23 EDT

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    NNNNN YY LLLABC SSSS C YYYYMMDDHHMMSSsss tt ce HHMMmmm+DDMMmm pp B+MMm Mm
    26934 01 044A   5919 F 20030517223247800 17 25 1839100+383100 38  -020 10
    26934 01 044A   5919 F 20030517223331900 17 25 2004570+635260 18  +040 10
    
    Some degrees above the last point, az 050, el 60 ?? at about 22:34:15 UTC
    May 17, I saw a rapid double or triple flash to about -3.
    I was not able to find the object in binoculars, but saw two more flash
    pairs at 22:34:38.6 and 22:35:00.8
    No positions obtained because of the bright sky, but I got the impression
    that the inclination was at least 98 degrees (going in the same direction
    as USA 161) KitSat 3 #25756 99-029 A matches quite well, but I had no
    idea it would flash brightly.
    
    At about 22:20 I saw a bright UNID descending from RA 14:52 dec.+29 in
    DIR 185 rel.to the vertical. Position and time match Meteor 1-7, 71-003
    A, but its DIR is more like 210 degrees.
    
    -- COSPAR 5919, MALMA,    59.2576 N, 18.6172 E, 23 m         --
    -- COSPAR 5918, HAMMARBY, 59.2985 N, 18.1045 E, 44 m         --
    
    
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