Reports Report 5441kh (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bailey W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | About 4 other people I was with saw it too, it was impressive. We thought it was lightning at first, but saw the blue streak in the dark early morning sky and then the red explosion. It then faded away into a white delayed light. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Washington, DC |
| Latitude | 38° 52' 51.82'' N (38.881062°) |
| Longitude | 77° 2' 15.51'' W (-77.037642°) |
| Elevation | 0.926292m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 18° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 300° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 300° |
| Last elevation | 76° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Long blue/green glowing train, faded after the explosion |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a flash of lightning and the ball turned red |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |