[vsnet-obs 20003] (fwd) Weird Observation query

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

   Could anyone suggest on this sighting?

From cacella@linkexpress.com.br Thu Apr  8 09:59 JST 1999
From: cacella@linkexpress.com.br
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:58:13 -0300
Subject: Weird Observation

 I have a very strange notice for you. I am amateur astronomer for 
25 years. Also I've studied about meteorology and have a good 
experience in night observing. I am very skeptical about any UFO 
claims.
 However, today, April 7, 10:50 GMT, I was outside my home in 
Brasilia preparing for another night of observations when I've noted 
a strange double star located in northern part of Virgo losangle. 
This double appeared visually at magnitude 4. Immediately I've 
perceived that this "star" was non-existent. I thought that could be 
a nice double nova (as strange this thing could be!!!). I've got 
immediatelly my Celestron Bino 20x80 and I had one of more 
surprising sights of my life. Six stars with mags from 4 to 7 and 11 
were concentrated in an area of 15'. I've called my wife and put my 
10" LX-50 to work. Six bright stars were in sight. Suddenly two of 
then begun to move. Yesss . To move. At a rate about 1' per 3 or 4 
seconds. Two stars orbited the other 4. Yess.. They begun to move 
in a constant cicular speed around the four brighter. After some two 
minutes of observation the bright stars begun to fade. All  set fade 
in about a minute. After that only background stars.
 The location of this weird sight was very near a star called Wo 
9429 from Nearby Stars Catalogue.(BD +06 2697). 13h08m51s +5 
12m 32s. Hipparcos 64150. SAO 119789.

 I am looking for a similar observation anywhere to triangulate the 
position of the "objects".

 Paulo Cacella
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