Reports Report 1252al (Event 1252-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jason |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I\'ve been looking at celestial objects my entire life and I\'m 35 and I have never seen anything like this. It was massive, but not bright. It was almost smokey and dusty looking as it flew from West to East. Honestly, as crazy as it sounds, it resembled what I would imagine a space station looking like as it broke apart in our atmosphere. You really had to be focused with good eye sight to have seen this. it was very subtle but huge. I\'m forever baffled as to what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fort Worth, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 55' 27.49'' N (32.924303°) |
| Longitude | 97° 21' 27.9'' W (-97.35775°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-03 21:20 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-04 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 356.63359° |
| First azimuth | 337.24933° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 15.06832° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | very dim white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | It resemble a lot like a smoke trail and not the typical glowing train like most meteors. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fragmentation was at first behind the main object but then suddenly after about 1 second, the entire object seemed to fragment and fall apart like the shuttle did a few years ago. I saw that but this was way bigger! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |