Reports Report 1554ae (Event 1554-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The actual time of witness was right around 7:30pm (I asked the person I was with after I had already entered the time of witness and they corrected my estimation). Thank you for your service! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Raleigh, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 46' 19.87'' N (35.772185°) |
| Longitude | 78° 43' 10.05'' W (-78.719458°) |
| Elevation | 124.042931m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-03-12 19:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-13 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 206° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 231.75° |
| First azimuth | 233.66° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 224.55° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Light Green was the dominant color I noticed (but I was wearing light-rose colored lenses, for what it’s worth). It may have had some light blue as well. The other person in my vehicle said they thought they saw some red, but I did not notice red from |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The trail disappeared and then about a 1/4th of a second later I saw a small, bright, white flash at the termination of the angle of descent. As we progressed farther (we were in a moving vehicle) we noticed a communications tower with 3 flashing safety lights. I don’t believe one is these was mistaken for the terminal flash I witnessed, but I want to include this detail just in case. Also I previously reported the approximate time of witness as 7:15pm. I asked the person who was with me and they said it was actually just about 7:30pm (They remembered looking at the clock). I don’t know if I’ll be able to review all my data inputs, so I wanted to enter that correction here just in case. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to break up a bit in the closest part of its tail as it was nearing the end of its trajectory before the flash. |