<h1>Probably a satellite flare</h1>

<p>It sounds like a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare" rel="nofollow noreferrer">satellite flare</a>. </p>

<p>Coming, showing up clearly for a few moments, moving, then going away, are characteristic of a satellite flare, like Iridium flashes. </p>

<p>Check <a href="http://www.heavens-above.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Heavens Above</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellite_pass_predictors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">any other similar site</a> to see if any predicted flares match with your location and time. </p>

<p>The changing colours can be explained with "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Twinkling</a>". </p>

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2018-02-09T22:58:31.387Z
2018-02-09T22:58:31.387Z
MichaelK
<p>Yesterday, I was just star gazing and I noticed some star-like object moving with a high speed somewhere near the Orion's Belt and exhibiting all the seven colors i.e VIBGYOR and after a few moments, it disappeared. Any plausible explanations for this observation?  </p>

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2018-02-07T23:45:19.167Z
Can you give more specifics on where you were when you observed this?
BruceWayne
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2018-02-08T00:13:25.693Z
I have never seen anyone put the rainbow in that order.
Phiteros
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2018-02-08T01:55:21.253Z
If it appeared to be moving fast, then it was probably nearby. Maybe someone goofing around with a quad-copter with multi-coloured LEDs. Forget it. In any case, how do you distinguish indigo from violet?
Mick
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2018-02-08T14:32:17.053Z
Well, I was trying to say that it exhibited random colors every second. This was observed three days ago in Chennai near the Orion's Belt.
Sathvik Swaminathan
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2018-02-08T19:59:32.993Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because starlike objects that are changing colour rapidly cannot be astronomical. Please look at the other UFO reports here to see why we can't answer them.
James K
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Unidentified color changing object in sky
Sathvik Swaminathan
# Unidentified color changing object in sky

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-07)

Yesterday, I was just star gazing and I noticed some star-like object moving with a high speed somewhere near the Orion's Belt and exhibiting all the seven colors i.e VIBGYOR and after a few moments, it disappeared. Any plausible explanations for this observation?

**Tags:** astrophysics, identify-this-object

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you give more specifics on where you were when you observed this?  
> **username_2**: I have never seen anyone put the rainbow in that order.  
> **username_3**: If it appeared to be moving fast, then it was probably nearby. Maybe someone goofing around with a quad-copter with multi-coloured LEDs. Forget it. In any case, how do you distinguish indigo from violet?  
> **username_0**: Well, I was trying to say that it exhibited random colors every second. This was observed three days ago in Chennai near the Orion's Belt.  
> **username_4**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because starlike objects that are changing colour rapidly cannot be astronomical. Please look at the other UFO reports here to see why we can't answer them.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_5 on 2018-02-09. Score: -1

# Probably a satellite flare

It sounds like a [satellite flare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare).

Coming, showing up clearly for a few moments, moving, then going away, are characteristic of a satellite flare, like Iridium flashes.

Check [Heavens Above](http://www.heavens-above.com/) or [any other similar site](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_satellite_pass_predictors) to see if any predicted flares match with your location and time.

The changing colours can be explained with "[Twinkling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling)".


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