Reports Report 2677hv (Event 2677-2013)

Observer
Name Donna P
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I knew it when I first saw it that it wasn't a plane. All I could explain to my husband was it was like a comet flying across the sky. The tail of it was what caught my eye. It was bright but didn't seem that high in the sky. It seemed like it was as high as a plane would be flying and as it traveled west (seemed more like NW) I lost sight of it. It seemed like it burned up going over the Hillsboro airport but I never saw or heard anything.
Location
Address Hillsboro, OR
Latitude 45° 31' 52.84'' N (45.531344°)
Longitude 122° 57' 7.81'' W (-122.952169°)
Elevation 60.694176m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2013-10-30 05:55 PDT
UT Date & Time 2013-10-30 12:55 UT
Duration ≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 35.51°
First azimuth 55.77°
First elevation -
Last azimuth 336.5°
Last elevation 18°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 5s
Length 10°
Remarks a glowing train like a comet
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -