Reports Report 6173ai (Event 6173-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ruth H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was completely quiet and still when I saw this . A white bright stick sail across the sky and dissolve into smoke as it barely descended .The smoke seemed to be lifted off of it , not trail it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Paris, KY |
| Latitude | 38° 18' 26.04'' N (38.307232°) |
| Longitude | 84° 8' 36.83'' W (-84.143563°) |
| Elevation | 257.153351m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-31 19:36 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-31 23:36 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 175° |
| First azimuth | 175° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | 170° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | I was looking up in the night sky and a bright white fast moving light came from the west side of the house .The length of the white glowing stick ,which looked like a quarter inch up in the sky , dissolved into smoke as it barely descended. It was visible smoke even in the dark sky . |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |