Reports Report 3837bj (Event 3837-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nicole C |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I have a photo that I took several minutes after the initial sighting, of the contrail looking thing that then lasted in the sky for ~60 minutes after the sighting. If you would like it just email me! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Waterbury, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 33' 16.17'' N (41.554493°) |
| Longitude | 73° 3' 18.78'' W (-73.055218°) |
| Elevation | 95.918m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-18 14:59 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-18 18:59 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 82° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 167.33° |
| First azimuth | 117.87° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 187.23° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, White, silvery |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 55° |
| Remarks | the glow trail lasted a couple of seconds as it flew by, but the contrail looking thing in the sky afterwards lasted ONE HOUR |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | not large, it was like it got brighter with a flash and then it was gone. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |