Reports Report 3283ad (Event 3283-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My angles are skewed because Acorn Circle is midway down a hill and I was looking up the hill so I expect that someone seeing this even a few blocks away to the northeast (the direction I was looking, I think) would see it at a different degree from the horizon. It was closer to my horizon because it was just over the tree line, which is considerably higher in that direction up the hill than at street level. It was incredible to see; I've never seen anything like it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Essex, VT |
| Latitude | 44° 29' 14.54'' N (44.487373°) |
| Longitude | 73° 5' 26.69'' W (-73.090746°) |
| Elevation | 125.245689m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-06-30 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-01 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 123° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 32° |
| First azimuth | 32° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 35° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | At first it was a glowing train and when that disappeared it was a smoke trail. Both lasted a total of about 4 seconds with the glowing train lasting 1-2 seconds and the smoke trail lasting about 2-3 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a larger/wider area of bright light; I don't remember if I saw it first and then the train or a bright light that trailed and then an explosion with a subsequent trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |