Reports Report 1582a (Event 1582-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Alex J |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Got home from work late late tonight/this morning and on my balcony smoking a cigarette before bed when this happened. I have seen shooting stars before, but this was of a whole larger magnitude as far as size! I looked out and my eyes caught this unbelievable sight of this extremely bright flash that shot straight down into the earth. It was so incredible that I was almost waiting to hear/feel something, but did not. I figured this is something most people don't see in their lifetime so I felt obligated to google what this could be then document it somehow. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Framingham, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 17' 43.23'' N (42.295342°) |
| Longitude | 71° 28' 29.81'' W (-71.474948°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-22 03:25 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-22 08:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 218.01956° |
| First azimuth | 225.00046° |
| First elevation | 73° |
| Last azimuth | 228.63343° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Bright Green/Purple |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | As it shot straight down it left a greenish/yellowish tale with squigley lines in it. Dissipated almost instantly. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like an explosion of light that fell into the earth in the horizon. It was almost frigthening! |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |