Does anyone have any insights on what I might have seen?
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Oahu, HI
It was moving so slowly that it almost looked stationary. Once it got dark, it appeared as a massive light. I went inside for about 10 minutes, and by the time I came back out, it had vanished.
It sounds like you may have witnessed a satellite or a high-altitude aircraft. Satellites can appear as bright points of light moving slowly across the sky, and they can sometimes be mistaken for stars or planets, especially when they’re catching sunlight at dusk. The International Space Station (ISS) is particularly bright and could fit this description.
Another possibility is that it could have been a weather balloon or some other type of aerial display. If it was a very bright light that disappeared suddenly, it might have also been an aircraft that changed its flight path or descended below the horizon.
Did it have any blinking lights, or was it completely steady? That could help narrow it down further!