Reports Report 667su (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | J R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At first sight the object was descending from up in the sky to a straight down motion and then it suddenly curved and went across the sky from high left position in the sky to a very slight downward motion and out to the right. It was a bright green color and then, just before disappearing, had a trail of much smaller orange objects behind it and then it was gone. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Strasburg, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 59' 24.92'' N (38.990256°) |
| Longitude | 78° 26' 42.02'' W (-78.445005°) |
| Elevation | 263.525482m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 50.44° |
| First azimuth | 38.33° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 85.88° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It seemed to suddenly have small orange objects trailing directly behind it... a sequence of dots. |