Reports Report 3792bg (Event 3792-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melissa F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was SO CLOSE it seemed about the height of a drone, it SEEMED. I could actually make out the spin which appeared like a neon green vibrating diamond outline with a dark middle and faint orange to yellow tapering tail. It took 2-3 seconds and sailed silently right over Vail Park which I was facing at the time from my front porch — so I had a long good view of it since I was already staring out at the sky! As it ended its trajectory it became two vibrating green diamonds for a fraction of a second and with perhaps a bit more orange sparking as I seemed to be viewing the back end of the tail, shortened and wider. Completely silent but I’d swear it was close enough to find cooled fragments in my neighbors’ yards a few streets to the east of me! Fascinating!!! Please let me know what this may have been a part of! I have a phd in Biology but may now become an amateur astronomer!!! :) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Albuquerque, NM |
| Latitude | 35° 3' 35.74'' N (35.059929°) |
| Longitude | 106° 35' 39.31'' W (-106.594254°) |
| Elevation | 1625.104126m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-28 21:00 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-29 03:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 85° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 6.43° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 56.76° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Single green vibrating diamond split into two green diamonds just before it extinguished without explosion, all silent |