[scottdmann (Scott)]

I was observing the sky between Brisbane 10:05-10:14PM 14th June 2009 and saw two events that I'm having trouble interpreting. I was using 10x50 binoculars at the time.

1) Looking south, a grey/brown trail went across my field of view in a fraction of a second.

2) Looking North-West between Spica and Arcturus I watched a flashing white object (quite bright at first then dimming) over a 5 minute period. It blinked once every 10 seconds.

I'd value the opinions of IIS members as to what these may be.
Also what characteristics of meteors, satellites or other man-made objects can aid in determining views of rapid movements in the sky.

Thanks.