Reports Report 4552i (Event 4552-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edward W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Walking back through town late at night sometime roughly halfway between 11pm and 12pm, I was walking home with a friend and we both witnessed it. It was unlike anything I've ever witnessed in the sky before and we both saw it. It was very bright almost like blue plasma / glow / fire but appeared in the sky moved quite quickly downwards then vanished. around 1 second of bright blue light, it was so bright and clear it appeared as if it was very nearby but we did not hear anything. it came down almost in a vertical line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ohakune, Manawatū-Whanganui (NZ) |
| Latitude | 39° 24' 55.14'' S (-39.415318°) |
| Longitude | 175° 24' 4.29'' E (175.401192°) |
| Elevation | 582m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-08-21 23:30 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-08-21 11:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 208° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 330° |
| First azimuth | 330° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 320° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |