Reports Report 5151o (Event 5151-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kylee S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | The ball itself was noticeably larger than any existing stars or satellites even a couple seconds after the sky lit up. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Templeton, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 56' 57.48'' N (40.9493°) |
| Longitude | 79° 32' 57.48'' W (-79.549299°) |
| Elevation | 250.710724m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-08-28 23:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-08-29 03:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 106° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 76.29° |
| First azimuth | 66.05° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 76.9° |
| Last elevation | 70° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Blue, orange, light green, yellow, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, started as colors, blue, orange, light green, white. Slowly faded to white before disappearing. The whole sky lit up and we saw the ball disappear and the trail remained for several seconds. The trail was jagged, not perfectly straight, but not curved. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sky lit up very brightly twice, almost like a slow strobe. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |