Reports Report 2313l (Event 2313-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At approximatly 10:25pm we were heading southbound on interstate I95 at about the Boyton beach exit in Florida when this object appeared ahead of us. It seemed to be in a steep decent and moving from West to East. Based on its angle and trajectory, it looked like it was headed towards the ocean. I have seen many falling stars and meteors in the past and they are usually very small, fast and last a second or two. This object was much bigger, much slower and lasted at least 10 seconds. It kind of looked like a crashing plane except that the whole front part was a greenish yellow and it had a very controlled jet fighter type flame exhaust coming out the rear. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , FL |
| Latitude | 26° 31' 57.49'' N (26.532635°) |
| Longitude | 80° 4' 25.05'' W (-80.073626°) |
| Elevation | 7.894298m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-29 22:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-30 03:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178.86° |
| First azimuth | 266.43° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 93.63° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It wasn't so much a smoke trail or a train but more like fire exhaust or flames exiting the rear. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |