Reports Report 2305j (Event 2305-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | PJ C |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I live approximately 10 miles from Kennedy Space Center, and have seen many shuttle and rocket launches. I have never seen anything light up the sky like this. The color was green with a white tail and from my vantage point seem to come straight down. AMAZING! To be honest, I was waiting for a rumble or some type of shock wave. I was driving so that may have impeded the sound. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cocoa, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 19' 36.17'' N (28.326713°) |
| Longitude | 80° 46' 35.71'' W (-80.776587°) |
| Elevation | 3.598395m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-09-24 01:14 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-09-24 05:14 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 339.04° |
| First azimuth | 336.12° |
| First elevation | 66° |
| Last azimuth | 337.75° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green with a white tail. When it hit either a cloud layer or the lower atmosphere, a white area was generated. I have seen shuttles go up and it seemed much larger and I've never seen the same effect when a shuttle came into contact with clouds. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what I believe to be a flash when it hit the atmosphere. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |