[dragnet2]

Unfortunately reports from the press and the public conflate all different kinds of things that people see.

I was referring to video I have viewed. Not what witnesses have claimed to have seen.

[freeandfreezing]

That's fine. Commercial drones operating at low to moderate altitudes which have bright landing or surveillance lighting also appear to "turn off" when they rotate their heading or turn off their lights.

My comment about the media and the public discussing all kinds of observed objects without distinguishing between them doesn't apply to you, since you are discussing one example.

Satellites often get mistaken for other types of objects by observers who are not familiar with what a satellite looks like as it transits.