Reports Report 6807a (Event 6807-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jeffrey V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Just brought the two dogs in from their potty break just after 4am. Went back to bed, then a bright light appeared for a few seconds out of the bedroom window facing due east. Living 56 miles from the closest city the sky is very clear. I am used to seeing simple meteors zipping across the sky and observing man made space junk orbiting the earth. What observed was a very bright ball of light heading down to earth. At 61 years old and spending several hours per day in the night feeding live stock. This one was so different, prompting me to make make my first sighting report. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lincoln, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 57' 28.15'' N (46.95782°) |
| Longitude | 112° 38' 5.44'' W (-112.634845°) |
| Elevation | 1405.196899m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-25 04:12 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-25 11:12 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 76° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | Long trail with same light intensity |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |