Reports Report 1386e (Event 1386-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving back to Birmingham on Interstate 20 Saturday night. Straight ahead and slightly to the left of the highway, I saw a white dot appear and streak down toward the ground, leaving a trail. Both disappeared after half a second. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Homewood, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 36' 36.16'' N (33.610045°) |
| Longitude | 86° 14' 55.88'' W (-86.248856°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-09-22 23:55 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-09-23 04:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 255.30434° |
| First azimuth | 257.02362° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 255.63241° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | It left a straight white line in the sky for about half a second. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to get brighter or intensify in color (white) as it approached the ground. It disappeared from view while still well above the horizon. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |