Reports Report 4140dt (Event 4140-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | 2nd siting this year! We were racing off-shore from Marblehead, Ma to Boothbay Harbor, ME, heading 45+/- magnetic from Thatchers Island off Rockport, MA. There was also a siting of a smaller event about 30 minutes later. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cumberland, ME |
| Latitude | 43° 24' 46.03'' N (43.412787°) |
| Longitude | 69° 44' 12.01'' W (-69.73667°) |
| Elevation | -131.432938m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-07-30 23:15 ? |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-07-31 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 256° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 309.05° |
| First azimuth | 313.48° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 310.48° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -19 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green, Orange, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It went from bright white to multi-color,appearing as a technicolor flare as we were 20+/- miles off-shore |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Colors radiated out in mutiple directions |