Reports Report 2921xx (Event 2921-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | tim j |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was outside for a cigarette when a light moving left to right, just above the horizon, caught my attention. I thought it a plane at first but its radial speed was too great. As I focussed in on it, it vanished with sparks. I listened for any noise but heard none. At a guess I would say its trajectory would have it land near Bedford area had it not vanished. I have seen meteors before, but they have always been at near vertical angles and v thin lines of light at great height. This was very fast compared to planes (I see planes from stanstead and the american airbases in Norfolk, fly past at night. I saw no colour indicative of its metallic composition ( I am an 'ex' industrial chemist familiar with emission colours of metals) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cambridge, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 17' 49.68'' N (52.297134°) |
| Longitude | 0° 2' 26.17'' W (-0.040603°) |
| Elevation | 10.899596m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-05-16 23:00 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-05-16 22:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210° |
| First azimuth | 183° |
| First elevation | 17° |
| Last azimuth | 210° |
| Last elevation | 6° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a single light source but then sparkled and vanished |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just before it disappeared, it sparkled as though breaking into pieces. It vanished , no light visable, afterwards |