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Fort Garland, Colorado (United States)

Sighted on Friday 18. November 2011
Reported on
Shape: Unknown | Duration: Undisclosed
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I live in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado. Last night around 6:15 pm Mountain Time I was out walking and saw what looked like a star flare up to about the size of a full moon then quickly return to normal. I was starring at the star when it flared and it was still there when the flare went away. Looked like an explosion.Right after the flare I noticed a small light moving due west away from the star. No flashing lights it looked like a satelite moving across the sky.The flare was located due south of my position about four fist widths up from the horizon. The flare didn't move it started as a point of light expanded to about the size of the full moon then return to a point of light. Now it could have been an object in front of the star or near the star.Did anyone else see this event?

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