Reports Report 3052a (Event 3052-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michele B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was definitely NOT an airplane, or shooting star. It was amazing. The golden red glow trail behind it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was beautiful. It was very quiet, late at night. My dad being a navigator in WWII taught me about the constellations, and planets, and even when a satellite would travel by. So I always look up at the sky when I am outside a night just to look at the stars, especially now that my Dad is gone. This was a total beautiful surprise. He also taught me about different airplanes. We both worked at the Space Center at KSC. I am no expert, but this was something special last night!! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Merritt Island, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 20' 24.95'' N (28.340265°) |
| Longitude | 80° 41' 38.99'' W (-80.694164°) |
| Elevation | 2.233m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-08-20 23:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-08-21 03:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 74° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 350.29° |
| First azimuth | 319.03° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 67.47° |
| Last elevation | 76° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Orange, Red, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | out of nowhere a flash of orange yellow ball of light flashed in the sky, traveled with a trail, and the ball was fragmenting as if breaking apart a little. This was right over my head, and it traveled in an arc from west to east. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | a large (larger than star, or aircraft light) bright ball suddenly appeared over my head (I had just happened to look up at the stars as I was letting my dog out). This ball appeared to burst a little in size, then streaked with a trail in an arc with the ball seeming to break up some. This lasted at least 4 seconds. Then disapeared. |