Reports Report 3216km (Event 3216-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Teresa P |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I thought it might be burning debris from somewhere in the sky. Never seen anything like it and I am in my mid 50's. It went from south to north and I could see flames and hear a sound like flames in a fire pit. As it moved to the north, it appeared to go lower and turned from a orange color to a smaller red ember like color. It dropped below trees along the Willamette river, so I couldn't see it any more. I was concerned it might start a fire. I pondered what I had seen for a few minutes, then checked the time, which was 12:02 by then. I thought it was over the Willamette river near Corvallis. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Albany, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 36' 55.77'' N (44.615491°) |
| Longitude | 123° 9' 32.47'' W (-123.15902°) |
| Elevation | 67.605m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-02 23:58 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-03 06:58 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 102° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 268.54° |
| First azimuth | 242.82° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 351.92° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Orange flames |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Cracklings like a fire burning |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |