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This paper considers features of the reflection of polarized light from a surface which moves relative to the observer with a velocity comparable to the velocity of light. The reflection coefficients and ellipsometric parameters of the moving object vary due to the transformation of the angle of incidence and wavelength of light, and depend on the orientation of the velocity vector with respect to the surface normal and the direction of the wave vector of the incident wave. Special cases of the mutual orientation of these vectors are presented. It is shown that if the velocity vector lies in the plane of the object and is perpendicular to the plane of light incidence, the isotropic reflecting surface exhibits anisotropic properties. An estimate is made of the limiting minimum velocity at which the anisotropy effect can be detected.