Reports Report 4480dd (Event 4480-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brittany S |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Never seen one start way out in space and watch it break the atmosphere and go down past my elevation viewing area. My husband had enough time to leave the roofed porch where he was sitting, and average speed, walk out to get visibility. He missed the first half or so of it |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Barton, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 6' 33.64'' N (42.109345°) |
| Longitude | 76° 25' 52.16'' W (-76.431155°) |
| Elevation | 408.966034m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-18 21:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-19 01:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 127° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 223.81° |
| First azimuth | 166.05° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 271.19° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Glowing train and smoke trail. Each occurring alongside of the (bright as moon) ball and directly behind of ball. Looked to be 3 to 4 smoke trails surrounding the entire ball as it got BIGGER and BRIGHTER the CLOSER it got. Breaking through the atmosphere was what it appeared, when the multiple trails and glowing trains began. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Big burst of light and immediately began changing from orange pink color to blue |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Similar looking to sparks and gas fumes surrounding it |