Reports Report 5026bq (Event 5026-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terrance M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I’m a former Air Force/ retired Airline pilot, I’ve seen lots of meteors from the ground and many more while flying. This entered my view as it appeared from behind my neighbors house. I started to video it about five seconds later. We’ve been calling it a meteor all along, but judging from the length of the contrail and the brightness it could have been space debris. Except it was moving very fast and didn’t appear to be losing much altitude before it faded out of view. I think I could have given you more accurate information if I had reviewed the video with your questions in mind. I am curious to know what you think it was, please let me know. Thank you. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sebastian, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 47' 29.62'' N (27.791561°) |
| Longitude | 80° 28' 5.81'' W (-80.46828°) |
| Elevation | 7.335955m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-04 00:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-04 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 89° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 310° |
| First azimuth | 310° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 335° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | White |
| 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 | - |