Reports Report 1217d (Event 1217-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tim W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Everything is approximate, sorry. I saw this driving north on I-5 at the south end of Salem, and had to compromise between observing and not crashing. It appeared to be slightly to the right of my car. I may have the magnitude wrong, given that it was daylight, so I give a description: At first it looked like sun glint off of an airplane, then it grew until it looked like a magnesium flare or a firework. It did not last long, and the track was short: the entire track appeared to subtend about 0.04 radians (one inch at arms length, and no I'm not going to multiply that out to get two and a half degrees). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Salem, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 52' 32.84'' N (44.875788°) |
| Longitude | 123° 0' 7.69'' W (-123.002137°) |
| Elevation | 124.804527m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-05-24 18:00 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-05-25 01:00 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |