what was this?

Question

i highly believe in otherworldly life, some i disagree with like tec being beyond us and others, but i guess its all possible

anyway a while ago my mom, dad, and I walked in to the house after a musical performance, i looked at the sky to see a star that was moving and said "look whats that" it wasent too fast (quite slow actually) and my dad said oh its just a shooting star, i looked down into my pocket to get my key, look up and the light is gone, a few seconds later i see a bright light where i last saw the "star"

Answer 1

It's also possible it was a satellite or a man-made space vehicle (i.e. the space station, the space shuttle, etc.) If you're in a rural area without much light pollution these sorts of things are as visible as stars. They move rather slowly too. These things vary in magnitude too, depending on how much of the sun's light is being reflected.

Answer 2

If you live anywhere near an airport, the lights could have been landing lights on planes, the second one temporarily coming directly at you, and thus appearing motionless. This would also explain the intervening darkness.

Answer 3

Your dad was probably right, it sounds like a shooting star.

Answer 4

Dying star, comet, satellite, or any one of many other planetary phenomenon. It really sounds like a dying star though.

Answer 5

i agree with your dad ,it must be a shooting star

Answer 6

if it was in the north eastern sky it may have been the comet that was very bright.

Answer 7

It was a dying comet.

Answer 8

It was a signal from another world wooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!