[djf]

That's what I was thinking, part of it... these things are known to break apart in orbit, but they still have basically the same trajectory, and even small gravitational forces between them can keep them together for who knows? hundreds of millions of miles, staying together for dozens of orbits, until a close encounter with a planet manages to separate them.

Anyways, it was pretty spectacular!

And it was a small!! space rock!

[no-to-illegals]

Have been reading reports of many brilliant observed fly ins lately. One in NY State, another out West (if am recalling correctly) Colorado and have been others have forgotten, am certain. Certainly is a lot of rock floating around out there. Am remembering something from last year regarding two objects (quite large) headed in from the southern area of sky. Have not been back to check on those objects and that report may have been a hoax. When they come in though, am agreed they are spectacular! Remember one coming in when was about nine years old and living on the East Coast. Lit up the outside as if it was day. WoW! What a rush! Was near nine p.m. but the light was, as you said spectacular from the object passing in the sky.