I am an airline pilot and was flying South in the traffic pattern to land at Eugene. It was bright enough that it illuminated the flight deck. It was big. Looked to be South of the Ridgeline to the South of Eugene.
Location
Address
Eugene, OR
Latitude
44° 5' 50.61'' N (44.097392°)
Longitude
123° 15' 28.25'' W (-123.257847°)
Elevation
117.187569m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2024-09-23 22:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2024-09-24 05:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up right to down left
Descent Angle
190°
Moving
Facing azimuth
175.49°
First azimuth
170.76°
First elevation
73°
Last azimuth
160.36°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
30°
Remarks
Glowing train. Green with gold outline that faded to just gold.
