Reports Report 1420ds (Event 1420-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Light was yellow-orange, seemed to move rather slowly, lights were clustered together in a group with differing sizes. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lewisville, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 7' 22.25'' N (36.122846°) |
| Longitude | 80° 24' 43.78'' W (-80.41216°) |
| Elevation | 251.196396m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-06-29 01:37 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-06-29 05:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 238.33° |
| First azimuth | 233.37° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 256.05° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | One large "ball of light" accompanied by others that were much smaller seemed to, after several seconds, break up after a quick flash of brighter intensity light than what was before in to individual pieces which kept on the same path. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large light, with tail like shooting star, breaks into smaller but similar looking lights of same speed and path, move on course for several more seconds (maybe four or five) |