Reports Report 539h (Event 539-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lansdowne, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 56' 5.4'' N (39.934832°) |
| Longitude | 75° 17' 2.62'' W (-75.284061°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-12 20:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-13 00:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 166.49976° |
| First azimuth | 182.19184° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 147.9774° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | blue-green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I did not hear any sounds. I was driving a car at the time and the windows were up, so if there was a sound I did not hear it. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, only visible for a second or two, did not notice any smoke trail. The object appeared, flared brightly for a second and a glowing blue train appeared. The object then broke apart and dissolved with no apparent trace. I was driving a car at the time, stopped at a red light when I saw it, and did not get a real close look at that part of the sky after the event. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object appeared like a blue firework, flashed brightly, broke into several smaller pieces and vanished. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |