Reports Report 1591h (Event 1591-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shalana W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Afterwords, possibly 10 minutes, Sky traffic was alarming. There must have been about 15 military planes and helicopters that flew over in that direction. This ordeal, air traffic included, lasted nearly 45 minutes with nothing on the local or national news. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cullowhee, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 19' 20.53'' N (35.322369°) |
| Longitude | 83° 10' 42.41'' W (-83.178448°) |
| Elevation | 646.028m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-04 00:53 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-04 04:53 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 214° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 300° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Glowing |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was lightening. It was in the corner of my eye, my friend beside me saw a green ball approaching, that's when I saw the flash, turned and looked to see a brighter blue ball turning bright orange right above the mountain line attached with an enormously long tail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |