Just to say that we\'ve never seen anything like this before. We phoned some friends who were heading home at the same time and they saw this object too. Was quite amazing. Just wished that we\'d had a camera on us.
Location
Address
Oldham (UK)
Latitude
53° 33' 20.44'' N (53.555679°)
Longitude
2° 4' 40.93'' W (-2.078036°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-09-21 23:00 CDT
UT Date & Time
2012-09-21 22:00 UT
Duration
≈10s
Direction
Moving direction
From left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
-1°
First azimuth
271.33228°
First elevation
42°
Last azimuth
253.70176°
Last elevation
-1°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
Green and gold
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
90s
Length
80°
Remarks
Seemed to break up into smaller pieces, and each piece seemed to disintegrate into smaller pieces. The main bulk of the projection was green, with all the bits flying off it appeared to be shining gold
Terminal flash
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
Object appeared to break up into a tail of smaller objects each piece tailing into smaller pieces
