Reports Report 3981x (Event 3981-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gayle C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was beautiful and we wold love to know what it was that we observed. We first thought it was a shooting star but the large round bright head caused us to question it. It was much more than a store koi light and there was only one. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , PA |
| Latitude | 41° 14' 49.41'' N (41.247057°) |
| Longitude | 75° 16' 9.65'' W (-75.269348°) |
| Elevation | 555.068m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-10-15 21:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-10-16 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 247° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.69° |
| First azimuth | 326.98° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 305.41° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | A bright round white head, thin, bright white tail. It was a full moon an the sighting was easily visible in the night sky. All people outside saw it and remarked. It was spotted over the trees on the other side of the lake and disappeared into the trees. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |