Reports Report 2170a (Event 2170-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Frederick G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I am a private pilot with 7,000 hrs of flight time. I have never seen anything at such a distance move so fast, and it appeared to be at a great distance, with no sound at all. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arlington, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 24' 48.51'' N (42.413476°) |
| Longitude | 71° 9' 31.32'' W (-71.158699°) |
| Elevation | 26.333m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-06-21 22:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-06-22 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 214° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 102.97° |
| First azimuth | 107.06° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 94.42° |
| Last elevation | 14° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Flash disappeared as quickly as it appeared - about 5 degrees of azimuth north of a full moon. Flash much brighter and at a very high velocity. Broke in half at bottom of trajectory and went dark, but looked like this happened above horizon. From my position this would have been over (or beyond) the city of Boston. |