Reports Report 2850o (Event 2850-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Zeph B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I've seen many meteors, and this looked like no meteor I've ever seen. This thing appeared in the middle of the sky and looked like it was crashing down. Entire encounter lasted maybe 1 or 2 seconds, was moving extremely fast. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rockland, ME |
| Latitude | 44° 5' 46.55'' N (44.096264°) |
| Longitude | 69° 6' 12.75'' W (-69.103543°) |
| Elevation | 7.02m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-10 03:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-10 07:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 128° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 161.54° |
| First azimuth | 157.7° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 166.4° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared in the middle of the sky, blue center and red, orange, yellow around it. Flash was bright around it, it did not light up the sky just very bright around it. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |