Reports Report 1750ng (Event 1750-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything like this, the closest thing I can think of is when I watched the space shuttle lift off over 120 miles from cape canaveral, but the colors were hot white and blue! It looked about the size of a basketball to me when I am sitting in the stands-very beautiful and amazing! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Windham, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 44' 44.74'' N (43.74576°) |
| Longitude | 70° 25' 33.37'' W (-70.425936°) |
| Elevation | 55.193m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 00:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 04:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 84° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 138.06° |
| First azimuth | 55° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 224.06° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Muffled boom, driving in car with radio on |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It looked like a white streak, like a straight lightening flash |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a imploding sparkler |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | When the huge ball disappeared it looked like a large flint spark |