Unknown Flasher

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As i was watching Quikscat r #25790 99034B pass by to the East, i caught a
very bright flash (est mag of -6) high to the North at 02:50:04 26 Sep UTC
+/- 3 sec. Figuring it was an tumbling Iridium i didn't pay too much
attention to it but glanced around see if it would flash some more while
still tracking Quikscat r. I noted a second flash, -2 mag at Az 230 deg El
70-80 deg. No timing of this flash was taken since i figure it was just a
tumbler but it was within a minute of the first flash and going with the
estimated position of the first flash, this object has a N-S track. I tried
to ID this unknown but no Iridium's were around at that time. IRS-1D r
#24972 97057B was to come by at the time but it's peak track was at 02:50:36
UTC at Az 105 deg El 79 deg, while this object was to the South-West. 

Jari
54.25N
110.11W
556m

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