Reports Report 2987bf (Event 2987-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Blair D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I've never seen anything like it. It wasn't as fast as shooting stars are...but it was way too large, and way too high, to be a firework. I was struck by the fact that it had "width", it wasn't a "point" light-source. My guess is that it was 5-20 miles away, 4-12 miles high. I saw it for the last 2.5 seconds, before it went dark. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Southborough, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 16' 59.94'' N (42.283316°) |
| Longitude | 71° 30' 14.3'' W (-71.503973°) |
| Elevation | 105.517242m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-03 19:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-04 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 172° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 248.41° |
| First azimuth | 266.68° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 271.12° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | Sparking white tail (like a firework). Tail was 10-12x as long as head (1.5mm wide x 2.5mm long, at arms-length), almost as wide, 65% as bright as head. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |