Reports Report 2142am (Event 2142-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | smoke was not a trail, but appeared stationary, suggesting direction was directly away from my position. with glow in center. At first I thought it was a helicopter w/ floodlight through low marine layer. But then I realized there wasn't any marine layer. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Redlands, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 1' 50.83'' N (34.030785°) |
| Longitude | 117° 10' 14.21'' W (-117.170615°) |
| Elevation | 520.770569m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-12 05:58 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-12 12:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 45° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The "smoke" appeared to be stationary. no "trail". glow emitting from within cloud effect. Suggests, moving directly away. Gradual dimming of center glow, til smoke remained. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |