Reports Report 1379ae (Event 1379-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Angela C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I first saw it in the sky behind a single storey building on Beam Street as we were just exiting the car park going onto Beam Street - it appeared from nowhere in the sky, then as we drove around the building to get a clearer look, it was still there when we reached the main road, very, very big and bright - it was burning and visible for about 3 minutes before it got too low to see behind other buildings. It looked like something had exploded in the sky - a big ball of fire, followed by a very long orange train of individual burning "balls" and sparks - like a comet trail or a massive firework etc. I initially thought a plane had exploded, an d it was falling debris, but it just seemed to glide through the sky, getting fainter, slower, and lower after the initial sudden, bright appearance. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nantwich (UK) |
| Latitude | 53° 4' 6.11'' N (53.068365°) |
| Longitude | 2° 31' 9.2'' W (-2.519222°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-21 22:50 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-21 21:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 290.04728° |
| First azimuth | 301.025° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 271.42782° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange mainly, bits of wh |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | No, I was in a car with the windows closed at the time |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Big orangey - white fireball at head. Train of long glowing orange balls, bits breaking off and turning to black coal like lumps - very very long. It started off moving a bit faster than a plane, but then slowed as it got lower behind buildings |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Yes, it broke of into lots of smaller pieces that went off in different directions. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |