Reports Report 3840c (Event 3840-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This thing was big and did not leave steam/smoke trail like the thing in Russia. It had a tail of flame separate from the main blue/white center mass |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | North Las Vegas, NV |
| Latitude | 36° 15' 17.27'' N (36.254796°) |
| Longitude | 115° 8' 42.87'' W (-115.145241°) |
| Elevation | 626.574158m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-07-15 23:30 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-07-16 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 192° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.15° |
| First azimuth | 84.92° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 84.22° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | White, Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before the horizon the blue/white center mass brightened then turned to yellow/orange of a detonation which allowed me to see the siloete of the center mass breaking apart |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to break into three larger pieces as the orange/yellow light created the fractures and then engulfed all pieces as it went dark very abruptly after engulfing the siloetted pieces |