Reports Report 1677ak (Event 1677-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bradd F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen shooting stars, and meteors before and this was something totally different. I don't want to sound crazy, but one of my first thoughts was a possible UFO. This thing was very bright and very fast. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Newbern, TN |
| Latitude | 36° 8' 2.25'' N (36.133958°) |
| Longitude | 89° 16' 7.48'' W (-89.268744°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-30 06:10 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-30 11:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 219.2383° |
| First azimuth | 289.02689° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 98.67861° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Greenish blue white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I was traveliong towards Newbern,TN from Troy, TN on US 51 and it was before daylight. The sky suddenly lit up as bright as day for about 2-5 seconds, and I saw some sort ot fireball or something come from my right and pass over the highway to my left. The train had a sparkly greenish white glow (possibly a turqoise color) and it vanished approx 1.5 seconds after the |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | when I first saw it, the sky lit up in a big flash, (it was before sunrise-still pitch black) then i saw what appeared to be 3-4 seperate balls of light with a greenish, blue , white color. I did not hear a sound, but I have a friend that said she did at that same time, but was indoors. I was driving and had radio on, so I didn\'t hear anything. I have several friends that have mentioned seeing it as well. When I first saw it, I actually thought it was a missle or some sort of rocket. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |