Reports Report 3216c (Event 3216-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shea K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This light was like an extremely large shooting star only much more bright. The actual light itself was as bright as the sun and through my windshield would have been approximately the diameter of a pea at the distance I saw it. The tail behind the brightest part of the light would have been approximately 2 inches long at my observation distance and had colors like that of a candle flame. Starting from closest to the light it started with dark blue then blue next was orange, yellow and finally red. It seemed to have miniscule "sparkles" throughout the tail. I have never seen anything like this and desperately want an explanation! PLEASE! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ridgefield, WA |
| Latitude | 45° 46' 46.06'' N (45.77946°) |
| Longitude | 122° 39' 38.98'' W (-122.660829°) |
| Elevation | 84.567m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-03 00:14 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-03 07:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 81° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 266.64° |
| First azimuth | 260.26° |
| First elevation | 47° |
| Last azimuth | 300.51° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |