Reports Report 2165c (Event 2165-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jon H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I've never seen anything like it in the sky. I've seen planes, helicopters, shooting stars, and satellites, but never what looked to be a literal ball of fire moving at a seemingly slow pace very high in the sky. It did not fall to earth. I don't know if it eventually burned up or I lost visibility due to cloud cover, but it didn't last long enough for me to run and get my camera. Lastly, I know what fireworks look like in the sky and this was also definitely not any sort of firework. It was WAY too high and streaking horizontally the whole time I saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Haymarket, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 48' 44.61'' N (38.812391°) |
| Longitude | 77° 40' 7.24'' W (-77.668677°) |
| Elevation | 126.465m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-07-03 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-07-04 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1° |
| First azimuth | 4° |
| First elevation | 85° |
| Last azimuth | 1° |
| Last elevation | 80° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |