Reports Report 5480b (Event 5480-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jean B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was facing south and it appeared to travel west to east, but due to time in sky with limited travel and arc/angle across sky, perhaps travel from northeast to southwest somewhere south side of Long Island or Atlantic Ocean. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Commack, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 49' 36.55'' N (40.82682°) |
| Longitude | 73° 17' 35.35'' W (-73.293152°) |
| Elevation | 37.169678m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-10 17:02 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-10 22:02 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 81° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 183° |
| First azimuth | 200° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Began as bright comet like (classic shooting star) with a tail then as a bright light with no tail, then dimmed to “planet brightness” before disappearing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Dimmed then brightened before disappearing. It didn’t seem like an explosion, more like a “re-invorgoration” |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |