Reports Report 5441acf (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Deborah D |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aurora, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 17' 20.8'' N (41.289111°) |
| Longitude | 81° 22' 8.51'' W (-81.369031°) |
| Elevation | 315.457367m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 183° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 128.04° |
| First azimuth | 125.63° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 125.18° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | The ball was bright white - it lit up the whole yard like a spotlight - and the tail had colors in it briefly which were dark purple and green at least. Could see a dark smoke path after it went out, which then started to break up with the wind blowing i |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | At first the bright white ball had a colorful trail behind it (it was pretty much travelling straight downward in my view). The colors I think were purple and green. When the light and colors went out, there was a distinct dark trail, that looked like smoke. Over several seconds it broke up and drifted northeast. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | There was a bright disk, then colors of purple and green, and then it went out. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |