Reports Report 1191i (Event 1191-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Corey A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | One of the most amazing things I\'ve ever seen. I was on the phone at the time and was completely speechless. All pertinent info is within the rest of the form. Feel free to contact me if desired. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Watertown, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 35' 38.02'' N (41.593894°) |
| Longitude | 73° 7' 45.91'' W (-73.12942°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-20 19:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-20 23:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 57.59313° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Red/orange. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Train was length of four fingers held up to the sky at arms length. Deep red and orange at the head, trailing to lesser orange toward the tail. Orange throughout the entire train though. Smoke not visible. It started at the south direction, headed southeast. Total time was at least 10 seconds where it broke into two pieces about 6 seconds in. At about 10 seconds it turned whitish and faded out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | About 6 seconds in it broke into two pieces, about 65% and 35% respectively. They separated about the length of a finger nail with arm extended and held to the sky. Smaller piece faded out quickly after separation |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |