Reports Report 1546m (Event 1546-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Terrence N |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This was an amazing eyewitnessing for me. It was very bright at first, like a low flying plane's headlights were bursting through a clouded sky. It then proceeded to streak across the still dark morning sky, leaving behind a kaleidoscope of color in its tailing, that fizzled out in a twikle. It "exploded" twice and seemed to come back to life after each "explosion" (I quote "explosion" because there was never any sound even though I fully felt as if I should be able to hear it, if that makes sense) each explosion left behind many dozen fragmentations. It was very big, Very BIG. I have been watching the night sky for years and have never, ever, witnessed anything this massive and bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Zanesville, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 56' 58.24'' N (39.949511°) |
| Longitude | 82° 8' 31'' W (-82.141944°) |
| Elevation | 312.00238m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-18 05:01 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 09:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 15° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Light Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | It was a glowing train that flickered in color with visual fragmenting |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was actually two flashes and then a fizzling out (I did not hear any explosion but I fully anticipated the noise, which didn't occur). |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It fragmented into what I could tell several dozen pieces. I was able to see this a few times. |