Reports Report 2092ab (Event 2092-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My daughter and I both thought it was a meteor, but then it reappeared much further to the left of us in the sky, then again disappeared, then was bright white again very much further left in the sky. It was travelling faster than a satellite. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 16' 31.91'' N (38.27553°) |
| Longitude | 77° 42' 2.59'' W (-77.70072°) |
| Elevation | 111.321m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-06-18 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-06-19 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 203° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 203° |
| First elevation | 76° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 67° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was traveling much much faster than an airplane. It was extremely white for less than a second, but then reappeared the the left of the sky again, very very bright white - then went dark, then reappeared a third time further left. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |