Reports Report 217b (Event 217-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TAMMY M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I thought it was a helicopter at first because it seemed to stay still. When I finally passed it I saw the tail. I have never witnessed anything like this in my life. It was huge! Appeared like a low flying helicopter at first. I wish I had a place to stop and see more. I am very interested in what this item was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Grant-Valkaria, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 52' 51.83'' N (27.881064°) |
| Longitude | 80° 35' 25.68'' W (-80.590468°) |
| Elevation | 7.175m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-30 20:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-31 01:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 13.97° |
| First azimuth | 44.64° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 93.13° |
| Last elevation | 73° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Frist, bright, jagged Orange, then red and orange, then light blue streak, and it faded to a star like color, further away. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Red streaks, torchlike, with yellow on either side of the red. TWO red tails, top and bottom, and yellow above and below each red line, wider at the ball to thinner further back from the ball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |