Holland, Michigan - 07-27-12

As I was taking my teenage son's friend home, I noticed a rather bright amber light in the NNE sky over Holland. The observation was made on 32nd Street and Washington, one block East from Washington.

The light/sphere was from that location coming across the sky at a different elevation or relationship to the horizon than a plane would typically follow.

It was pronouncedly different. At first notice, it was far away (like over the North side of town or Holland Heights) and tracking to the south-southwest.

I stopped the vehicle in center lane on 32nd across from Auto Zone, turned on my hazard lights, got out and watched it track across the sky.

I looked at the clock in my vehicle and it was just minutes before midnight. The amber sphere/light moved very quickly, but seemed to be moving purposefully. It appeared very, very high in the sky.

It went overhead at a very high altitude. It did not waver from course. There were no flashing lights like one sees on an airplane. It was in sight for about 4 minutes.

I checked to see if a satellite or ISS was overhead - I could not find anything that was passing overhead at my latitude/londitude.

I've seen the ISS overhead before; this seemed different. The teenager who was with me observed the same; it was a clear night and the moon was out (1/2 moon was in view).

I would like to know what that was, especially since it was clearly not a satellite.