Reports Report 5146a (Event 5146-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | david s |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Frankly, it was frightening. I've seen many shooting stars from high altitude (22K feet and up) in an aircraft, above the clouds it's fairly common but nothing I've seen compares to this mornings incident. I slowed down and considered going home. I'm very surprised it's not on your list of reported events. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brighton, MI |
| Latitude | 42° 32' 54.84'' N (42.548568°) |
| Longitude | 83° 47' 26.34'' W (-83.790649°) |
| Elevation | 298.164m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-14 06:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-14 11:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 355° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 63.5° |
| First azimuth | 55.19° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 52.35° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 40° |
| Remarks | from my position on the highway, at ~70 MPH, the glowing train was nearly vertical, distance is unknown, if my fist is 10 degrees, the width of the train was approx 2 degrees. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The diameter of the flash was 2 to 3 times the width of the train or light trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |