Reports Report 5223f (Event 5223-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Miles M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The X-37B Air Force spaceplane re-entered the atmosphere that night, I also saw a similar event about 2 hours earlier moving in the same direction, fragmentation present, slightly dimmer |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orange City, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 58' 5.29'' N (28.968137°) |
| Longitude | 81° 17' 15.85'' W (-81.287735°) |
| Elevation | 6.128741m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-10-27 01:17 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-10-27 05:17 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.29° |
| First azimuth | 65.41° |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 79.35° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A whoosh |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Smoke, dissipated quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |