Unexpected observation: 00:29:00, 14 Dec 1997 UTC; southbound, about mag. +3 for about 5-10 seconds. Appears to have been 13736, 82-118A, DMSP 2-1, predicted mag. 5.4. I saw this one as I was recapping another southbound unexpected (no big deal, 11822, 80-44B, Cosmos 1184 Rk) that I saw while looking for a minor Iridium flare (which I missed)! Unexpected non-observations: Two nights in a row (Dec. 13 and 14 UTC) I had mag. +2.8 predictions for Cosmos 1953 (19210, 88-50A) -- last night quite high -- and was not able to see it either time (one-power). Either I have its intrinsic mag. too high or had poor angles both times (?). Usually on good nights such as the last two I'm able to see +2.8 predicted objects from by my apartment, even though it's a poor observing location. (I haven't gone to a better location due to still being "under the weather".) Time to drag out the binoculars, I guess. Ed Cannon ecannon@mail.utexas.edu Austin, Texas, USA -- 30.3086N, 97.7279W, 150m