Reports Report 3151gd (Event 3151-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Space is wildly awesome! Thank you |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Thomaston, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 39' 34.21'' N (41.659504°) |
| Longitude | 73° 5' 15.66'' W (-73.087684°) |
| Elevation | 125.92588m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-07-24 23:04 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-07-25 03:04 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 84° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 162.94° |
| First azimuth | 160° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 170.85° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | faint fizzle like sound, comparable to bottle-rocket fuse/ gas escaping opened bottle of soda/ striking a match |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | dampened "blip" comparable to a candle flame burning out |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 28° |
| Remarks | bright glowing train or tail/ white core turning blue at the edges, held suspended a few seconds and then dissipated to nothing, projectile path showed a faded contrast in the night sky, - shadow like and quickly disappearing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash- a flash appeared out of nowhere. I immediately thought it was a faulty firework until I realized it was an unidentified flying object (comet?) The flash initially occurred followed by the glowing persistent train and a brief shadowy streak. All of which came and went in seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I only selected this section to assume that the shadow streak was the remaining fragment that was relieved of the gas trail. |