Reports Report 4011a (Event 4011-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joseph B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This is my third sighting in the past 10 years. This was by far the most dramatic, multiple colors and a low flat trajectory. We waited 10 minutes to report to allow for any possible associated sound, but heard nothing, and we live close enough to KSC to understand the lag between light and sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ormond Beach, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 18' 57.93'' N (29.316091°) |
| Longitude | 81° 3' 24.96'' W (-81.056932°) |
| Elevation | 4.22m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-10-06 22:17 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-10-07 02:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 240° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 15° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 345° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The leading edge of this, I believe bollard, was white, following that was a somewhat of a green irregularly shaped conic tail, about 5 to 7 degrees in length, and for 2 or 3 degrees after this was an orange , roundish almost burning-fire looking area. Behind that was a whitish almost vapor trail formation. As our view was watching an object that came from behind and right, and was travelling away from our perspective and slightly left, I would argue that this trail was more noticeable due to being backlight the fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |