Reports Report 4572a (Event 4572-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ethan N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It seemed large, which makes me think it could have been something else. It was probably half the size of a full moon, in terms of degrees covered. Please keep me updated if it turns out to be real! I can't believe my eyes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wallingford, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 28' 32.1'' N (41.475584°) |
| Longitude | 72° 46' 52.58'' W (-72.781272°) |
| Elevation | 103.21m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-23 02:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-23 07:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 251° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 130° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 70° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Yellow sparks breaking off from the white/green head. Not really true fragmentation (similarly sized objects splitting and following the same rough trajectory). This is what makes me think it could have been a firework, but the angle, brightness, and speed were so different from anything I've ever seen before that I thought it might be real. |