2 planes in sky at similar viewpoint coming from higher altitude on I-470 to lower altitude where that interstate meets I-70 looking east
Location
Address
Wheeling, WV
Latitude
40° 3' 0.06'' N (40.050017°)
Longitude
80° 40' 26.93'' W (-80.674147°)
Elevation
252.153015m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2021-09-17 10:31 EDT
UT Date & Time
2021-09-17 14:31 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
110°
Moving
Facing azimuth
97.53°
First azimuth
83.91°
First elevation
48°
Last azimuth
101.46°
Last elevation
16°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
3s
Length
30°
Remarks
Smoke train like a jet...there were also 2 jets flying toward each other in that area & the smoke from the stellar object flying through the sky looked similar to the 2 jet emissions left behind their trails but those lingered much longer than the fast flying downward trajectory of the stellar object that burned out leaving a clear smoke trail behind it.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The object seemed to flash right as it burned out similar to a shooting star at night However this was during a clear morning.
