Reports Report 1451k (Event 1451-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paula B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I\'m a bit uncertain about those direction maps. I find it hard to relate what I see from my car to where something was on a map. I was facing south on Six Forks Road waiting to turn into the drive for the church at 5060 Six Forks Road, and it travelled left to right, moving from a higher position in the sky to a lower one - east to west and it was moving down toward the ground. I lost it in the trees before it faded out. I\'m certain about the time because my son was singing at a Christmas performance and his call was at 6:15. We were cutting it pretty close! Thank you. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 51' 2.49'' N (35.850692°) |
| Longitude | 78° 38' 35.54'' W (-78.643205°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-02 18:13 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-02 23:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 201.03788° |
| First azimuth | 179.49272° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 189.10735° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | yellow-white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Didn\'t hear anything - was in my car at a stoplight. the radio was on. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I\'m not sure if what I saw would be called fragmentation - not familiar with the term. What I saw was material streaming out from the back of the object. Like a very short comet tail. It didn\'t persist though, it travelled along with the object at a constant distance from the main mass. I was in an area with a lot of light so maybe I didn\'t see some thing? I could see bright stars though so the light doesnt completely wash out the sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |