Reports Report 5496dr (Event 5496-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mark T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Streak of light with a bright multicolored terminus. We both thought the streak had color too, but it could have been the terminus colors passing very rapidly and fooling our eyes. As we drove east, it passed very rapidly from nearly my left peripheral to almost directly ahead, slightly arching. The streak did not linger, and the terminus winked out in clear night sky about 30 degrees above horizon. Some few cars of oncoming traffic (traveling west) and one in front of me (traveling east) approximately 200 yards ahead. Some of those cars hit their brakes and seemed to swerve during the 2-3 seconds of passage. In general, it seemed much closer than commercial flights due to its size and was much faster. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Castle, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 58' 29.69'' N (40.974913°) |
| Longitude | 80° 16' 26.09'' W (-80.273914°) |
| Elevation | 368.408234m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-08-28 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-08-29 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 91.23° |
| First azimuth | 15.49° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 92.58° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |