Reports Report 5113ad (Event 5113-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James Y |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was hard to guess the height, seemed to move slowly perhaps because much higher than apparent, bright white with glowing tail, moving west to east; a nearby building to my left (southeast) interrupted my view of it, Seemed to be some colors in the tail. As I was getting into my car a couple of minutes later, thought I detected a slight acrid odor which would go with a firework, but I think no firework would move across the sky steadily in this way. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boulder, CO |
| Latitude | 40° 1' 25.52'' N (40.023755°) |
| Longitude | 105° 15' 19.4'' W (-105.25539°) |
| Elevation | 1608.457m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-14 19:50 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-15 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 263° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.66° |
| First azimuth | 163.81° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 95.53° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | A glowing tail with tinge of yellow or oramge, possibly hint of green, not sure |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |