| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rich S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was in AWE seeing something so big , bright , LOW , and moving relatively slow . Faster then a plane but not by all that much . I posted a Tweet and others said they seen it as well Orlando, , Tampa , St Pete area . I am in North Port Fla |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | North Port, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 4' 1.05'' N (27.066958°) |
| Longitude | 82° 10' 22.49'' W (-82.172914°) |
| Elevation | 7.209469m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-16 23:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-17 04:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 264.69° |
| First azimuth | 267.31° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 335.09° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | Was BRIGHT WHITE first 8 seconds then appeared to break up turning orange and orange debri coming off it .with a smoke trail behind it |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Went from BRIGHT WHITE to Orange immediately came apart shooting smaller orange fragments behind it |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragments were much smaller and ONLY orange in color briefly thats when i could see some type of smoke trail |