"Mark C. Lepkowski" wrote in
:

As I was driving west through Vestal, NY at sunset today I saw some
object in the western sky, maybe 30 degrees above the horizon. It
looked like a '^'. It didn't appear to be moving, nor did it appear
to be contrails. But it gradually faded to be visible as the sun set
over a period of about 2 minutes or so. Did anyone else see it?


Most likely Venus, distorted by high clouds or haze.