Reports Report 383k (Event 383-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nikki |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | McIntyre, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 32' 6.49'' N (41.535135°) |
| Longitude | 76° 53' 32.34'' W (-76.892318°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-03-14 21:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-03-15 01:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 31.85508° |
| First azimuth | 32.39978° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 21.95436° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | white and blue/green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It appeared to be a smoke spiral, similar to what is seen in fireworks. It appeared very bright at first then gradually faded after the second flash of blue/green light. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There were two flashes of light, the initial was incredibly bright white and completely lit up thenight sky. It still appeared attached to the train, and the second was about 5 degrees below the first and was not as bright and appeared green or blue in color. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |