What was that Bright Light in the Sky?

Question: On September 6, in Glendale AZ, at 20:45 hrs, my husband and I thought we saw a satellite in the North Sky.  (We are sky watchers.)  We agreed it was too bright.  Then it went in circles, then east and west, sometimes fast, slow or still, u-turns, bobbing, even a kind of dancing.  Our neighbor saw it.  Her neighbor saw it Sept 5th. A group of our neighbors said they watched it a month earlier.  I contacted the National UFO Network (NUFORC) and they said it was Vega.  No way.  This has me bugged.  What do you say?  — Kare

Answer: There is really no way to know exactly what it is you saw.  Aircraft would be the most likely answer given the behaviour your note.  Other options require more complex scenarios.  It is often useful to keep Occam’s Razor in mind when evaluating situations such as this.  In the end, it is usually the least complex answer that is the correct answer.

Jeff Mangum