Reports Report 860u (Event 860-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donald G |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was a daytime sighting. I initially thought it was a flare but the object was travelling downward at more the 65 degrees, approaching vertical. It also moved very quickly in an exact straight line and did NOT follow a ballistic trajectory. When I first saw the object it was already visible and had a \"streak\" of light behind it. It gradually became brighter for a second after I spotted it, then peaked just a fraction of a second before it disappeared. There were no objects separating from it, and it faded out very quickly without reaching the horizon. The object was in my sight for about 2 seconds and was not obscured at all from the time I spotted it to the time it faded out. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 52' 21.26'' N (38.872571°) |
| Longitude | 104° 43' 8.45'' W (-104.719014°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-20 12:40 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-20 18:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 76.89055° |
| First azimuth | 72.7583° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 78.54585° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Whitish (it was daytime) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object \"bloomed\" in light intensity less than half a second before it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |