Reports Report 325aq (Event 325-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian G |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am an airline pilot for FedEx. Last night I was the captain of Fedex flight 105 from Miami to Memphis, which was a Boeing 767. We were just West of the West coast of Florida, SE of Tallahassee at 36000 feet. When I first saw the object it appeared out my left cockpit window behind my left should and slightly high. At first, I thought it was another airplane just a few thousand feet above us with very very bright LED lighting. The intensity diminished as it moved from south to north in direction. For a period of time, I still thought it was another airplane that was on fire, but realized it was fragmentation from a meteorite or space debris falling away from the object. It continued moving in a northern direction while changing to an orange color before disappearing in an orange flash Approximately 30 degrees above the horizon at about out 11 o’clock position in relation to the nose of the airplane. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , FL |
| Latitude | 29° 1' 37.94'' N (29.027205°) |
| Longitude | 83° 36' 22.66'' W (-83.606295°) |
| Elevation | -18.368963m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-16 23:56 ? |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-17 04:56 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 345° |
| First azimuth | 265° |
| First elevation | 36° |
| Last azimuth | 330° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | A glowing train that lasted less than a second |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object appeared to be very white incandescent when first spotted. Color stayed white along with yellow colored fragmentation. Terminal explosion did seem very bight but was yellow in color and appeared to leave a glowing trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to have burning fragments falling away before the terminal flash |