Reports Report 339a (Event 339-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ferguson D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I live and work near a series of military airfields, but what I saw did not appear to be an aircraft or aviation ordnance. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pensacola, FL |
| Latitude | 30° 23' 37.78'' N (30.393829°) |
| Longitude | 87° 22' 58.96'' W (-87.383044°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-03-25 04:52 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-03-25 09:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 50.76259° |
| First azimuth | 41.18591° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 263.0888° |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | bright blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I heard no sound pertaining to the object. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Glowing train. I live near NAS Pensacola. At first, I thought it was a jet using afterburners, but realized it made no noise and was too fast. The trail seemed to have disappeared as fast as the initial light streaked through the sky. It seemed to me that the object had somewhat of an upward arch as is disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I must first say that I have a career in aviation. Naturally, I first thought the object was a jet using afterburners. I watched as the flash moved from northeast to west across my left shoulder as I was finishing a run. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |