Reports Report 338a (Event 338-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was driving through neighborhood and saw it through the tree line. This is the first time I saw one of this larger size, color, brightness, and fast speed. Seemed unusual from the norm so figured i should report it somewhere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Columbia, SC |
| Latitude | 34° 2' 5.72'' N (34.034922°) |
| Longitude | 81° 5' 57.49'' W (-81.099304°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-25 03:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-25 07:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 134.98802° |
| First azimuth | 208.91498° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 84.43772° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | greenish blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | Glowing solid color just slightly dimmer than the object. Similar to streaked tail lights in a night scene photograph. No tapering tail that I normally see with these events. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |