Reports Report 10203i (Event 10203-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bethan S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The object was incredibly bright, particularly considering it was before sunset, and the flashes of light emitted were dazzling. Had the colour and effect of sunlight glinting off metal or ice. Never seen anything like it with my own eyes before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gilwern, Wales (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 49' 35.75'' N (51.826597°) |
| Longitude | 3° 5' 39.93'' W (-3.094425°) |
| Elevation | 91.493713m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-12-17 16:38 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-12-17 16:38 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 320° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 300° |
| Last elevation | 61° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | White smoke/vapour trail that appeared approx 1 second into the object's journey after it first became visible and continued until the point the object extinguished. Trail remained for some time before dissipating. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Throughout it's journey the object flashed and scintillated in extremely bright blues and whites and seemed to spark and expand before diminishing slightly and then disappearing with a bright white/yellow flash. Whilst it appeared that some fragmentation may have been occurring during the brightest flashes the object itself did not break up and no fragments were visibly separated from the whole before it extinguished. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |