LarryC,
Using your revised coordinates, "45N30, 122W52", on your corrected date, 2004
Oct 07, Lacrosse 4 would have passed 0.59 deg below Polaris, near 12:20:12 UTC.
You described the appulse distance as much closer: "Much, much less than 0.5
degree. To my eye, the sat and Polaris were almost one object in the sky";
however, your site coordinates are approximate, and varying them within less
than 0.2 deg results in a coincident appulse.
Except for the blinking, your description of magnitude ("roughly 2"), colour
("naked eye it seemed to be pale white, with a hint of very faint yellow") and
time of travel from shadow exit to Polaris ("about 2 minutes"), are reasonably
consistent with Lacrosse 4.
I found no other likely satellite candidates, and you are confident that it was
not an airplane, so apparently it was Lacrosse 4.
As for your UNID, this one seems a plausible candidate:
Cosmos 2360 r 10.4 3.9 0.0 3.9 v 21.3
1 25407U 98045B 04280.93876024 -.00000048 00000-0 00000+0 0 8460
2 25407 71.0078 61.0869 0006068 68.6681 291.5088 14.15417703320098
It travelled toward the NNE, and you reported E; however, direction of travel is
easily and commonly misjudged. Predicted magnitude was about 3, but mag 1 is
possible on occasion, in agreement with your estimate.
Here is Heavens-Above's prediction:
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=25407&lat=45.494&lng=-122.866
&alt=61&loc=Aloha&TZ=PST&Date=38267.5131940394
Here is Lacrosse 4's path, for comparison:
http://www.heavens-above.com/PassDetails.asp?SatID=26473&lat=45.494&lng=-122.866
&alt=61&loc=Aloha&TZ=PST&Date=38267.5131940394
Ted Molczan
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