Reports Report 1105a (Event 1105-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Edward D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | When this object came closer to the ground, it flashed an extremely bright white light. Visible through dense neighborhood cover. My friend who was with me was not looking up and did not see its descent(which from my view point was straight down). But the flash made him say, "What the ****! Is someone taking pictures of us?!" Please, can someone tell me what I just saw? I have viewed showers and regularly watch shooting stars, but this looked like a very fast, quickly disappearing bomb flying straight down through the atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Aurora, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 37' 15.67'' N (39.62102°) |
| Longitude | 104° 43' 59.9'' W (-104.733305°) |
| Elevation | 1787.363159m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-05-08 22:30 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-05-09 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.96° |
| First azimuth | 122.77° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 118.22° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Slight glowing white light. Lasted milliseconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |