Reports Report 1708a (Event 1708-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tom S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newport News, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 4' 20.9'' N (37.072473°) |
| Longitude | 76° 29' 28'' W (-76.491112°) |
| Elevation | 11.133m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-05-20 22:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-05-21 02:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 277.76° |
| First azimuth | 95.11° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 277.45° |
| Last elevation | 61° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, but looked like it skipped a moment. So it was, I guess, a glowing green train, then nothing for a fraction of a second, then the train again. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |