Reports Report 29c (Event 29-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Josh F |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | This seemed quite low in the sky, almost as if there could be pieces on the ground somewhere. It lasted long enough I was almost able to pull my phone from my pocket to take a picture. I saw a similar sighting about a month ago around the same time frame, but it was going from North to South and was a much larger flash. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Renton, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 27' 53.76'' N (47.464933°) |
| Longitude | 122° 12' 57.32'' W (-122.215921°) |
| Elevation | 22.957989m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-01 17:45 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-02 01:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 257° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 276.58° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 260.67° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed rather close in the sky above me. It had a streak trail of light then a big light blue flash followed by a crumbling trail of light fragments until they burned out. It was so close I would not be surprised if there are fragments on the ground somewhere. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Once the large flash took place, you could see it break into small light fragments and crumble apart until they burned out. |