Reports Report 4894es (Event 4894-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Didier K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was quite puzzled about what I saw, that’s why I researched it a few days later. This website helped shed some light into what I saw. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pompano Beach, FL |
| Latitude | 26° 17' 20.38'' N (26.288995°) |
| Longitude | 80° 9' 23.73'' W (-80.156592°) |
| Elevation | 4.064m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-05 18:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-05 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 268.9° |
| First azimuth | 271.49° |
| First elevation | 78° |
| Last azimuth | 268.37° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked red, looked like something breaking up in the sky... falling down, the red light only lasted a second, if that... |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | White streaking down, looked like an iridium flare, bright.... then turned into a red type fragmentation.... |