Reports Report 331t (Event 331-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Karen |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My mother and I were exiting the Veteran\'s Home in Hollidaysburg, Pa on March 5, 2012 at approximately 7:55 P.M. We saw a flaming object in the sky to our left looking toward Altoona, Pa. It was definitely not a shooting star. It was glowing white with an orange flaming tail. It travelled toward the ground and right before it hit, it vanished, probably disintegrating. I would have video taped it with my phone but my elderly mother was scared. I had to comfort her and I told her it was probably just space junk but I didn\'t get to video tape it. I really want to know if anyone else in my area saw it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hollidaysburg, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 25' 38.26'' N (40.427295°) |
| Longitude | 78° 23' 20.05'' W (-78.388902°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-05 19:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-06 00:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 308.01779° |
| First azimuth | 299.84124° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 259.02477° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | white with orange flaming |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 9s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | The object appeared in the sky as a white glowing object with an orange flaming tail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object travelled toward the ground and then vanished before it appeared to hit the ground as though it disintegrated. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |