This is what I was looking for. Thank you Phil. I do not know what you saw. I was not there. But once again this very genuine description of some thing as yet unexplained does not change any thing. You do not seem to know what you saw. From the information given it is not possible for us / me to make an assessment of what that bright light might have been. I can only speculate that as it had no sound it was some distance from you. A atmosphere skimming object or, A meteorite a Iridium flare or, The ISS or shuttle. The number of possibilities goes on without any more information. Viewing that film would be of some help perhaps. On its own this sighting of a light in the sky moving does not sagest alien intelligence visiting Earth.
As for Alex and his small scale idea... Hmmm, I have read Douglas Adams trilogy of humor and remember the alien race that crossed the galaxy only to be swallowed by a small dog due to an error in scale... Yes I to agree that it would seem a awful wast of space if we are all thats in it. 'Carl Sagan'. But I'm sorry lads you will need to do better before this skeptic is converted.
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