Reports Report 5618da (Event 5618-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jane N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Your form should allow a person to put in estimated or range of times so you get more accurate data. In order to complete the questions, I had to enter exact amounts. For example 300 seconds, when I was not looking at a clock. I saw it at dusk, |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aptos, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 58' 46.78'' N (36.979662°) |
| Longitude | 121° 54' 29.61'' W (-121.908226°) |
| Elevation | 49.591133m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-12-19 17:45 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-12-20 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 331.1° |
| First azimuth | 353.24° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 357.47° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White with a bright white wavy unusual contrail left in the sky |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Glowing white train that got wider as time passed, not straight like a jet contrail. I didn't look at my watch, so I had to estimate the time in your previous page since it didn't allow a range. I watched the train for at least 5 minutes before the driver turned and I lost sight of it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |