Reports Report 1585c (Event 1585-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joel G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was just the most brilliant blue green color you can imagine. Like phosphorus burning, but not white, blue/green. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Venice, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 12' 57.81'' N (30.216059°) |
| Longitude | 82° 0' 32.37'' W (-82.008991°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-21 07:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-21 11:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 199.61547° |
| First azimuth | 201.35031° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 235.26933° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue/Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was in the truck, windows rolled up, so I did not hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | It was not straight, but bobbled as if it was smoking off the meteor or space junk. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I\'ll never forget it, I\'ve never seen anything like this in my 50 years. It was like melting and the most brilliant blue/green. It was not round, but bigger on one side, then the next, like it was melting apart. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |