Reports Report 5249ay (Event 5249-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bibi A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | (In my previous report I mistakenly set the date as the morning of the 9th - I am reporting again to correct the date as the 10th.) This was an unexpected sighting; my fiancee and I were lucky to be outdoors at the time and place to have witnessed such a wonder. We both made a wish. :-) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 52° 24' 3.7'' N (52.401027°) |
| Longitude | 1° 31' 20.45'' W (-1.522348°) |
| Elevation | 97.741257m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-09-10 03:00 BST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-09-10 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 357.09° |
| First azimuth | 347.75° |
| First elevation | 42° |
| Last azimuth | 15.8° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | The train started as a glowing bluish/white streak of light, and about halfway through the sighting it re-emerged as a more orange/yellow train with a white central aspect - as if it had caught fire - and some sparks came through the train as well. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At the beginning, the fireball was subtle. As it continued it emitted more light and, towards the end of the sighting, the fireball lit up very brightly before quickly fading from the night sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | During the second half of the sighting, it seemed that there were sparks of bright light within the train, possibly small pieces of the fireball that had become separated while alight. |