Reports Report 3398n (Event 3398-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jordan W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It started over the Long Island Sound and ended over the landmass of CT. The speed was incredible - much faster than any manmade object I've ever seen. It was there, flamed brightly then disappeared (burnt out?) before it reached the horizon. Both my wife and I saw it at as we walked. Unlike a shooting star which appears 'above' the earth, this was definitely angled down into the earth and was clearly burning bright for a moment before disappearing. I didn't get an exact time, we only looked at the time when we arrived back at our house ~10 minutes later. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Milford, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 13' 45.45'' N (41.229291°) |
| Longitude | 72° 59' 25.63'' W (-72.990452°) |
| Elevation | 8.546m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-09-12 21:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-09-13 01:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 224° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 47.53° |
| First azimuth | 54.15° |
| First elevation | 41° |
| Last azimuth | 29.72° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |