Reports Report 3607k (Event 3607-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brent M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The time between seeing the object and hearing the sound was perhaps 10-20 seconds. I was un loading groceries from the car in the driveway and into the house. First bag up the driveway, saw the flash, walked into the house, set the bag down, came right back out, heard the boom. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rochester, NY |
| Latitude | 43° 10' 19.8'' N (43.172168°) |
| Longitude | 77° 29' 42.43'' W (-77.49512°) |
| Elevation | 138.683319m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-07-17 23:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-07-18 03:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.82° |
| First azimuth | 97.08° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 76.05° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As deep and thunderous as thunder, but with a sharper attack, like an explosion, followed by a muffled rumble rumble as it dissipated. At first I thought it was thunder, but the shape of the sound was different. Distant thunder rumbles in. This was more like a burst. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a firework or a meteor breaking up. The large ball of bright light fragmented into smaller pieces, all equally bright but they faded quickly. |