Reports Report 655ab (Event 655-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Meaghan H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I am an Education staff member for SeaWorld Orlando. We were getting ready to go to bed in our venue when myself and half of my students witnessed this. It passed over Whale & Dolphin Theater as we watched from Turtle Trek. As a theme park employee, I see fireworks all the time. The brightness resembled a firework being launched, but without exploding. Also flew more smoothly than a firework. This was prior to park closing, so no fireworks were being set off. Disney's fireworks would have been over already and can't be seen from SeaWorld. It was a very electric blue/green. It looked very bright considering the light pollution in Orlando. I've lived in dark small towns and have never seen anything that bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Orlando, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 24' 49.52'' N (28.413756°) |
| Longitude | 81° 27' 34.23'' W (-81.459509°) |
| Elevation | 26.334558m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-21 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 258.06° |
| First azimuth | 215.76° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 269.79° |
| Last elevation | 22° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Hissing |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 12° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing aquamarine trail, same color as the main body. It was nearly as bright as a dissipating "crackler" firework. That's what we thought we saw at first. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |