Reports Report 6062a (Event 6062-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anonymous |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I am a police officer and I was working when this event occurred. I can send four more photos taken from Metric Blvd and Centimeter Circle in Austin TX. From this viewpoint, the object came from high in the ESE sky, heading WNW, and appeared to end near Metric Blvd. I wish I knew about this website back then. I prefer not to have my name released. |
| Photo |
|---|
|
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Austin, TX |
| Latitude | 30° 22' 54.5'' N (30.381805°) |
| Longitude | 97° 42' 52.96'' W (-97.714712°) |
| Elevation | 226.251343m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-03-23 05:45 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-03-23 10:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 261° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 120° |
| First azimuth | 120° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 45° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Dark Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | The smoke trail continued to the point I considered the object hit the ground. I have multiple photos of the trail at different angles. The last photo the trail appeared only a few hundred feet off the ground. Low enough to light it up with the spotlight on my patrol car. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |