Reports Report 1144z (Event 1144-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | david s |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The time is approximate -- I believe it was a little past midnight, but can only say with certainty that it sometime between 11:45 pm and 12:30 am. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arlington, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 54' 1.37'' N (38.900381°) |
| Longitude | 77° 5' 31.34'' W (-77.092039°) |
| Elevation | 63.075901m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-27 00:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-27 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 87.52° |
| First azimuth | 168.12° |
| First elevation | 86° |
| Last azimuth | 8.37° |
| Last elevation | 86° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | It looked like a single ball from a roman candle shooting across the sky, horizontally, almost directly above, and with no sound. It was very bright. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |