Reports Report 3987ae (Event 3987-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kaye E |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | As a pilot, I can be certain it was not an airplane. I have also observed the ISS overhead. It traveled about the same speed but the ISS. The ISS is one big white light and this had several white lights and different intensities. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Missoula, MT |
| Latitude | 46° 50' 29.5'' N (46.841529°) |
| Longitude | 114° 0' 44.52'' W (-114.012366°) |
| Elevation | 970.135437m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-12 22:10 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-13 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 28° |
| Last azimuth | 90° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | swishing |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | It first appeared behind a thin layer cloud then traveled from west to east. It was like white twinkle lights and several pieces. Maybe 10 tiny white lights but were traveling horizontally. It definitely was not an airplane as it wasn't blinking. Steady stream of little white lights and looked like they broke up as they traveled east. Then disappeared behind a cloud. However, where it all began was still illuminated. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was facing south and there was a bright white light behind the cloud above me. Lolo Peak is 6000 feet and it was much higher than that. It would be about the same altlitude as a descending commercial airliner (10,000' to 15,000'). Then tiny white fragmented lights emerged and traveled east and in a straight horizontal line but slightly decending as it headed east. Then was lost behind the clouds or fizzled out. |