Reports Report 2083am (Event 2083-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathleen M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was extremely low, appeared in entire clear view just to my front left as I was driving slowly down dirt road to the marsh 3 trailhead. Completely brilliant white with the tail visibly deteriorating. If it would have remain whole it seemed it would have hit into Lower Goose Lake area. I spent 22 years at Boeing space center and learned so much of sightings/trajectories so I realize it may only have looked to have that close landing trajectory. But it was as though it was right over the Drumheller Channels and would have landed at least south of the O’Sullivan dam. What a stunning and colossal thrill! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Othello, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 53' 35.33'' N (46.893146°) |
| Longitude | 119° 17' 14.53'' W (-119.28737°) |
| Elevation | 254.421463m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-04-30 12:22 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-04-30 19:22 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 143° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 338.51° |
| First elevation | 1° |
| Last azimuth | 334.76° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White, entirely brilliant white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 9° |
| Remarks | Extremely low altitude, could see other side of canyon as it burned out. The ball and tail were entirely brilliant silver white, just like a “sparkler fire work”. The tail was decomposing during my full sighting, remained white until extinguished. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |