| Observer |
|
Name |
Pete D |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
Biggest object I've seen entering our atmosphere to date... Almost tried to stop traffic to see if anyone else had witnessed it as well. |
| Location |
|
Address |
Front Royal, VA |
|
Latitude |
38° 56' 51.93'' N (38.947757°)
|
|
Longitude |
78° 12' 31.23'' W (-78.208676°)
|
|
Elevation |
179.330322m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2019-07-24 23:02 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2019-07-25 03:02 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈3.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
259° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
95° |
|
First azimuth |
97° |
|
First elevation |
50° |
|
Last azimuth |
75° |
|
Last elevation |
40° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-14 |
|
Color |
Green |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
0.5s |
|
Length |
30° |
|
Remarks |
glowing green trail/train behind it that lasted maybe .5 seconds after it has passed. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |