Reports Report 363h (Event 363-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alice S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was travelling north bound up the M5 and saw whatever it was fall from the sky seemingly on fire, the sun was setting so it wasn’t completely dark I couldn’t see any stars in the sky yet but it was too high to be a firework, it fell downwards and fast, didn’t see it land |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Patchway, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 31' 38.37'' N (51.527326°) |
| Longitude | 2° 36' 55.32'' W (-2.615368°) |
| Elevation | 68.634575m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-01-19 17:05 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-01-19 17:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 110° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 45° |
| First azimuth | 35° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Whatever fell from the sky was bright white, it went out and then immediately flashed again, as if it was falling straight down |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It flashed twice |