Reports Report 908i (Event 908-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joel |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I would appreciate and welcome a phone call or an e-mail explaining what I saw. It was very strange, I'm no idiot or conspiracy type person. Once again, I'm 44 yrs old and have seen alot of shooting stars/meteor showers and I've never seen anything like this. I am very curious to find out what it was that I saw last night. Thanks, Joel |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fortson, GA |
| Latitude | 32° 39' 48.45'' N (32.663458°) |
| Longitude | 85° 5' 21.34'' W (-85.089262°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-29 23:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-30 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 252.31986° |
| First azimuth | 272.50502° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 237.27896° |
| Last elevation | 56° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | white streak with a green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in my vehicle with the windows up, so I didn\\\'t hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was a white streak of light traveling from north to south just below the position of the moon, but alot closer than the moon. It lasted about 2.5 - 3 seconds and ended in a green clored explosion. I've seen alot of shooting stars over my 44 yrs and I have never seen an explosion until now. It almost seemed that maybe it burned up when it hit our atmosphere resulting in a green colored explosion. It also looked like it could have been a rocket hitting a target and exploding. It was very strange, I'd like to know exactly what it was I saw. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a streak of white light that resulted in a green explosion. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |