Reports Report 1465a (Event 1465-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John g |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT...IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE MOVING EARTH BOUND, RATHER MOVING PARALLEL TO THE HORIZON. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ida , MI |
| Latitude | 41° 52' 51.83'' N (41.881065°) |
| Longitude | 83° 33' 43.78'' W (-83.562162°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-03 18:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-03 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 32.33701° |
| First azimuth | 38.46826° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 34.64197° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | YELLOW ORANGE TO RUST RED |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | WE SAW WHAT AT FIRST SEEMED TO BE A BRIGHT HEADLIGHT OF A JET, HOWEVER; IT WAS VIEWED AT NORTH, NORTH EAST, JUST ABOVE TREE LINES SOME 2 TO 4 MILES AWAY, IT SEEMED TO BE MOVING IN THE DIRECTION FROM WEST, SOUTHWEST TO, EAST NORTH EAST, WE SEEMED TO BE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE TAIL END. IT HAD A TAIL THAT FLOWED OUTWARD LIKE A CONE, AS IF WE WERE VEIWING A JET SPEWING FIREWORK SHOWERS AS AFTERBURNERS. WE SAW THIS GROW, BRIGHTEN AND MOVE PERHAPS (FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE) A FEW INCHES FROM OUR FIELD OF VIEW NORTH, NORTH EAST LOW HORIZON 30 DEGREES, AS IT MOVED IN A TRAJECTORY, AS I MENTIONED ABOVE FROM THE WEST, SOUTHWEST HEADING TO EAST NORTH EAST. APPEARED, QUICKLY BRIGHTEND, WITH THEN VISIBLE TAIL, (LOOKED VERY MUCH LIKE A STATIONARY COMET WITH A WIDE FLAIRED CONE LIKE TAIL) AND SLOWLY DIMMED LEAVING A TAIL THAT FADED ALL IN THE SPAN OF 5 TO 6 SECONDS. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |