((NUFORC Note: The date indicated is only a guess. The date of the occurrence was not indicated in the original report, and we could not contact the witness via e-mail. We include the report, however, because the object is reported to have departed to the southwest. That direction all but rules out any kind of manmade orbitting object, if the direction is correct.))small star gets bigger, bigger, explodes then smaller light left in it's place proceeds south-west at steady (satelite like)speed.Looking at stars, while sitting on beach, a local star, over a period of 4-6 seconds expands in all directions, forming a larger, brighter circle type of exploding light, then dies to nothing but a smaller star like light left in it's place that then moves steadily away to the south-west at (terrestial satelite like) speeds, until no longer visable