Reports Report 667wx (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | ML A |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I thought at first it was an aircraft that may have broken up and exploded in the sky. It was too large to be a shooting star. I live far away from city lights so I had a very good dark blue background of early evening sky to observe the object. As it streamed across the sky I knew it wasn't an aircraft, not a shooting star and not a comet, as I saw no tail. It disappeared straight down after having traveled across the sky, I lost sight of it when it went below the tree line in my backyard |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Travilah, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 59.77'' N (39.049937°) |
| Longitude | 77° 16' 20.66'' W (-77.272405°) |
| Elevation | 96.77758m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 55.48° |
| First azimuth | 33.3° |
| First elevation | 16° |
| Last azimuth | 64.94° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the object was an irregular shape and then it seemed to explode in half and turn bright green |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |