Reports Report 1227ac (Event 1227-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It appeared in an area where airplanes (small/personal planes) are usually seen flying low as they are preparing to land at the downtown greenville airport (which is only a few miles away). I thought it was a plane nose diving at first, then possibly a satellite, but realized the light was too big, bright, white, and close to be either. It was large, white, and round moving from right to left for the first 3 seconds. Then a tail/train appeared from the back right as it went down with yellow/orange/red flames for another 3+ seconds. There appeared to be a smoke trail after it disappeared, but I couldn\'t tell for sure if it was a trail or cloud in the night sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Simpsonville, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 46' 24.36'' N (34.773433°) |
| Longitude | 82° 16' 31.24'' W (-82.275345°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-24 19:25 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-24 23:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.58228° |
| First azimuth | 112.24875° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 93.87834° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white, yellow, orange, re |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | couldn\'t tell if it was smoke or a cloud |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | seemed to just disappear with some fragments falling |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |