The initial impression I had was of a very fast-moving 'box-like' object which streaked across a small section of the sky, flashed briefly and then disintegrated before disappearing. At first I thought it might have been an aircraft. The sighting took place in under two seconds.
Location
Address
, England (GB)
Latitude
51° 26' 58.27'' N (51.44952°)
Longitude
2° 35' 35.61'' W (-2.593226°)
Elevation
12.528132m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2017-05-27 21:30 BST
UT Date & Time
2017-05-27 20:30 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
100°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250°
First azimuth
255°
First elevation
49°
Last azimuth
250°
Last elevation
42°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-18
Color
Orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
3°
Remarks
Very brief, short train which disappeared very quickly.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object grew marginally brighter for a split second before appearing to disintegrate completely.
