Reports Report 5531e (Event 5531-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andy W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Driving home from work, near 9 pm PDT, on the highway headed South, saw something (multiple fragments, tightly grouped) orange/yellow, fall from high above, on 70' angle (travelling from high, right of center to to slightly left of vertical) downwards to near the Southern horizon moving SSE on an heading that draws a line from Seattle, WA through Boise, ID. Entered field of view with consistent brightness, no flash, and extinguished dully above the horizon) |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Nanaimo, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 2' 56.67'' N (49.049074°) |
| Longitude | 123° 52' 37.95'' W (-123.877208°) |
| Elevation | 32.488411m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-09-27 20:51 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-09-28 03:51 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 208° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 160° |
| First azimuth | 135° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 135° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| 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 | - |