Reports Report 966bh (Event 966-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | M. H |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aliquippa, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 35' 23.69'' N (40.589915°) |
| Longitude | 80° 15' 28.95'' W (-80.258042°) |
| Elevation | 362.166229m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-01 23:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-02 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177.92° |
| First azimuth | 192.38° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 172.27° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 7.5° |
| Remarks | Object was leaving white/orange/green path across sky that started narrow & became wider as it crossed the sky to it's burn out. Upon burn out, it appeared to throw 'sparks', and a very noticeable smoke trail was illuminated by the object's trail just prior to it flaming out. Glowing trail duration was about 4 seconds, and smoke trail visible for at least 2 to 3 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At it's burnout, it did seem to explode, but in my opinion, it wasn't a bright flash. I would describe it as multi-colored fragmentation with visible smoke trail, and very noticeable disintegration. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I refered to it as 'sparks'. |