Reports Report 1775lx (Event 1775-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anthony W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Accomac, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 43' 12.52'' N (37.720145°) |
| Longitude | 75° 40' 5.57'' W (-75.668213°) |
| Elevation | 12.054794m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-16 22:57 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-17 02:57 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 248° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40° |
| First azimuth | 40° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 40° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | My wife noticed the smoke trail first. It curved toward the direction I was looking. The moon was almost full and lit it up brilliantly. It seemed like an airline contrail, but not in the regular places we might see one. It was also thicker, almost cylindrical, and much darker than the sky around it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The center of the ball was yellow with orange toward its edges. Red sparks were shooting off it like metal from a grinder. Two or three slivers broke off and glowed red but turned black almost immediately. I could not tell where they went because they seemed to dissolve into the smoke trail. |