Reports Report 1539h (Event 1539-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe N |
| Experience Level | 5/5 |
| Remarks | I watch the sky all the time for hours - over 35 years- this was by far the most substantial event of my entire life..I may have caught it on my security cameras 90% sure |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lake Stevens, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 58' 0.59'' N (47.966831°) |
| Longitude | 122° 6' 11.82'' W (-122.103283°) |
| Elevation | 104.226997m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-03-07 04:18 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-03-07 12:18 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 123° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90.87° |
| First azimuth | 90.65° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 90.72° |
| Last elevation | 1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I heard and felt a tremendous boom about 1 minute after seeing it |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 1 minute or more after seeing it- the loudest ,deepest,boom occurred. I thought...no way.. the delay was very substantial..but it couldn't have been a coincidence. I saw the entire sky begin lighting up. Eventually turning everything into bright white light. The shook my car and all the dogs were barking and car alarms going off |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It came from.behind me. But began seeing light growing in brightness for 3 seconds , ultimately flooding everything with blinding white light. Fragmentation was one large chunk- 3 medium chunks and about 20 smaller chunks in the tail. It looked more like a satellite or large ship partially broken up upon entry |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | See above |