Did anyone else see the bright flash of light like a shooting star but longer 07/30/08 night?

Question

It was in the sky Southwest of Denver, Colorado. It lasted probably a good few seconds and I was wondering if anyone knew what it was or had seen it so I know I am not crazy. Thanks!

Answer 1

It was probably an iridium flash.  There are usually a few a night.  It's sunlight reflecting off the solar panels of a communications satellite.  It gets really bright for about 5-10 seconds, and then it's gone.

Answer 2

I live in WI & at about 11:15pm tonight, we were coming home & saw a bright greenish blue flash, which looked like a shooting star. I did a little research & found that it looked a lot like the SWAN Comet. It was beautiful!

Answer 3

thats so wierd that you said that,i live in utah,and the other day when i was stargazing i saw alot of that,there meteors,i think its because where aproaching the persiads in mid august.last night i saw so many,it was amazing!but that one stuck out to me,and now you got me wondering if we saw the same thing!!