Reports Report 1620a (Event 1620-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amy S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen many falling or shooting stars and one other fireball with tail and fading sighting but this was unusual due to color, blinking and horizontal direction. Seemed rather strange and not like slow like a satellite nor fade out or lingering tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pittston, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 12' 33.48'' N (44.209301°) |
| Longitude | 69° 44' 29.9'' W (-69.741639°) |
| Elevation | 48.974339m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-24 21:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-07-25 01:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 118.15° |
| First azimuth | 178.14° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 93.21° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like an overly large star that got brighter, then blinked off. Came back on brighter and yellowish. Blinked quickly, then became bright yellow and blinked out. Stayed the same size from original sighting until disappeared moving horizontal the entire time. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |