Reports Report 5691f (Event 5691-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Maureen W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Very impactful moment. The train is what stood out to me and at first I had no idea what I was looking at |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ellensburg, WA |
| Latitude | 46° 59' 32.02'' N (46.992227°) |
| Longitude | 120° 30' 20.32'' W (-120.505644°) |
| Elevation | 483.820496m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-09-08 23:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-09-09 06:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 101° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 208.99° |
| First azimuth | 199.98° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 344.36° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Purple, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It started as a glowing trial. It had a few spaces in between the links of the train. It looked like smoke at times but was was mostly glowing in multiple pieces moving very fast. The train is what originally caught my attention |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Multiple (2 or 3) glowing pieces following a bright fast moving leader |