Reports Report 2987cw (Event 2987-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steven R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Time is estimated based on google maps tracking and estimated time after known arrival at the location 19:16 , highly proble time of event between 19:20-19:26. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sea Cliff, NY |
| Latitude | 40° 51' 0.69'' N (40.850193°) |
| Longitude | 73° 39' 4.08'' W (-73.651134°) |
| Elevation | 14.404701m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-03 19:21 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-04 00:21 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 11° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 354.35° |
| First azimuth | 321° |
| First elevation | 83° |
| Last azimuth | 16.44° |
| Last elevation | 38° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.62s |
| Length | 24° |
| Remarks | Bright orange color , similiar / consistent with an old streetlight in color and brightness , initially round shape , the trail starting slightly smaller and then fading and thinning in a consistent manner and in a straight line until no longer visible due to decreasing size as it traveled. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash was more of a steady increase from dark yellow /orange then the brightness and color increasing up to bright orange / orange rhen fading to the trail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |