Reports Report 4253m (Event 4253-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Burt F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Appeared from the east as I was driving south 135 nearing the Ohio river. At first sight it looked like a plane moving low and fast, grew brighter and larger, flickered then flashed with what appeared to be sparks just after passing directly in front of me. After the flash it got much smaller, yet had a “tail”, also seemed to go lower towards the ground before disappearing, I couldn’t tell if it dropped below horizon due to trees and that I was driving 60mph. I expected to hear some sort of impact sound off to the west, but I did not. I haven’t seen a shooting star so low and close that I was able to easily see “sparks” as it flared up. Awesome sight |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Corydon, IN |
| Latitude | 38° 7' 12.5'' N (38.120139°) |
| Longitude | 86° 9' 1.13'' W (-86.150315°) |
| Elevation | 192.444611m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-09-05 02:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-05 06:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 194.04° |
| First azimuth | 299.16° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 94.56° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | I am color blind, yellowish bright white with sparks |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Like a tracer, more white in color than the brightest flash |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |