Reports Report 1630a (Event 1630-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pamela W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Never experienced anything like this before. Would just like confirmation if anyone else saw, or experienced this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Eastsound, WA |
| Latitude | 48° 41' 42.86'' N (48.695238°) |
| Longitude | 122° 56' 26.65'' W (-122.940735°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-25 05:13 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-25 12:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 107.57108° |
| First azimuth | -1° |
| First elevation | 54° |
| Last azimuth | 102.18542° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Golden |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | I only actually saw the train after the brightflash that occurred. It was golden, like a trail after a big firework. It rained down until it faded, getting larger toward the bottom of the trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was just sitting back in the hot tub, eyes closed and a hugh flash lit up the sky like lightning, but there were no clouds. I knew it flashed behind me, so I sat up looked around and that is when I saw the train. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |