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From: Lew Gramer (dedalus_at_hidden_email_address.net)
Date: 11/08/1996



Hi, Juergen. I'm sure others on the list will have better ideas, but... Except
for the fast that you observed the phenomenon at the zenith, it sounds remarkably like a high-atmosphere release test... These are done infrequently to
test high-altitude airmass characteristics (I think?), and appear as bright,
relatively fixed luminous spheres (or oblongs, where hialt winds are high).
Should have occurred closer to the horizon, though, unless you're VERY close to
air base where you observe. I'd be interested to hear other ideas, too!

Clear skies,
Lew