Reports Report 4480fw (Event 4480-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I estimated the time to an approximate. The experienced sticked with me so unfortunately not until now did I decide to see where I could report the sighting. The angles are approximated using the tool but I am certainly the path was straight down, perpendicular to the horizon line. It was the most pure neon green color but almost blinding white towards the center of the path/object. There was one other person, perhaps two, who witnessed from my location. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Philadelphia, PA |
| Latitude | 39° 58' 48.17'' N (39.980046°) |
| Longitude | 75° 7' 42.4'' W (-75.128444°) |
| Elevation | 9.465094m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-08-18 21:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-08-19 01:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 324° |
| First azimuth | 326.01° |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | 324.69° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | The train was green and very bright. The lead was brightest but the train seemed to glow fairly equally then disappeared very quickly without fading out gradually. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | This was some time ago but I know it happened around 9. We were watching the sky at the moment it appeared in a bright flash then streaked straight down and seemed to flash again. It didn’t seem like an explosion and was completely inaudible. It did seem like it disappeared as fast as it came. It was the brightest thing I’ve seen in the sky including a full moon in the deep dark country night sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |