Reports Report 2173g (Event 2173-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bryan H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The object was traveling at a high rate of speed. My wife and I were on a deck looking straight up into a perfectly clear sky. The object appeared, along with the swoosh sound almost directly overhead. It traveled due north. Was visible for about 5 seconds (maybe a tad longer). The visual was three distinct parts. A bright orange train on the left, a solid black line in the middle with the object bright and in the lead, and a bright orange train on the right. The object then just sort of disappeared. I assume it burned up by that point. My wife saw the object too. We both remarked that it was an absolutely incredible sight and of all the parts of the sky that this object could have showed itself, that it did it right above us as we were staring into the clear night sky was absolutely amazing. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sunrise Beach, MO |
| Latitude | 38° 8' 20.66'' N (38.139073°) |
| Longitude | 92° 47' 59.92'' W (-92.799978°) |
| Elevation | 205.699524m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-13 21:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-14 02:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.76° |
| First azimuth | 4.19° |
| First elevation | 78° |
| Last azimuth | 3.05° |
| Last elevation | 55° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | loud swoosh sound |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The train was split down the middle. The object looked like the tip of a knife cutting the sky open. Bright orange train on each side, dark black in the middle, object leading the way. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |