It was an absolutely fantastic sight, and I am so pleased there were 2 of us watching it so we could both say that we had seen it.
Location
Address
Churchbridge, Cannock (UK)
Latitude
52° 40' 7.51'' N (52.668754°)
Longitude
2° 1' 1.45'' W (-2.01707°)
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 left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
324.22293°
First azimuth
31.56663°
First elevation
36°
Last azimuth
280.22039°
Last elevation
33°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
White, orange, green flas
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
4s
Length
15°
Remarks
It was glowing whitish in colour and you could see the dark shape of rocks?? as they disappeared. The glow faded quite quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
As it flew there were suddenly sparks from the front of the lights and I could see dark shapes carrying on in the same direction although they appeared to be slowly moving apart from each other.
