Reports Report 5559f (Event 5559-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jesse P |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Probably space junk by the altitude, attitude, and colorful display. Looked like copper/aluminum/magnesium flare ups, and was fairly thick, (approx width of a 3.5mm stick held at arms length). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Spanish Springs, NV |
| Latitude | 39° 38' 20.48'' N (39.639022°) |
| Longitude | 119° 42' 46.91'' W (-119.71303°) |
| Elevation | 1368.294678m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-08 20:38 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-09 04:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 144° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 113.9° |
| First azimuth | 104.32° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 134.15° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | Was a consistent and fairly thick tail, with a series of small gaps about 70% through it's showing. It was primarily an electric white green color with flares of blue and yellow/white. Seemed fairly thick/chunky, and seemed to be slower than asteroid trails by a good margin. I bet it smelt like burnt copper. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Trail broke up about 70% through its course. Changed colors slightly from white/green, with yellow and blue highlights during the fragmenting. Trail picked back up on its regular track with no loss in width/velocity/attitude. |