08-09-2017, 06:23 PM
Midnight - you should be quite proud, you've managed to get a few NASA folks looking into various possibilities! I'm sure they could actually identify the actual object you saw, but it would take them time and resources to do so, but they have offered suggestions in the meantime. One of them is this. I don't know if it will help, but if you have an Android phone or an iPhone you could try the following app. You might have to pay a little money to include additional satellites in the database, but could be useful if you see something and have the phone with you.
"There is a free android phone app called “ISS Detector” that provides all of the upcoming ISS passes and Iridium flares. It uses the phone’s GPS, compass, and accelerometers to help you point to the right part of the sky at the right time. It even predicts the magnitudes of the flare or ISS pass. Very useful. I believe for a small cost, you can add a bunch of other satellites that are visible."
I googled it and the app is here:
http://www.issdetector.com/
"There is a free android phone app called “ISS Detector” that provides all of the upcoming ISS passes and Iridium flares. It uses the phone’s GPS, compass, and accelerometers to help you point to the right part of the sky at the right time. It even predicts the magnitudes of the flare or ISS pass. Very useful. I believe for a small cost, you can add a bunch of other satellites that are visible."
I googled it and the app is here:
http://www.issdetector.com/