| Observer |
|
Name |
Catherine |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Please let me know if there were others in the area that may have seen it and let me see their descriptions. Pretty PLEASE! |
| Location |
|
Address |
Portland, OR |
|
Latitude |
45° 32' 33.17'' N (45.542547°)
|
|
Longitude |
122° 40' 33.91'' W (-122.676086°)
|
|
Elevation |
- |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2011-07-25 03:00 PDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2011-07-25 10:00 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
- |
|
Descent Angle |
- |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
165.04805° |
|
First azimuth |
174.97698° |
|
First elevation |
36° |
|
Last azimuth |
169.56422° |
|
Last elevation |
32° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-27 |
|
Color |
mainly white |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
5s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
It was a glowing white ball that had a yellow/orange trail that became a smoke trail when the ball appeared to have burst. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It was bright and I don\'t quite know how else to explain it, sorry. It reminded me of seeing a comet in a movie, it almost seemed surreal. |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
