I am a weather observer on Eglin AFB and in my opinion, this would have been within 20 miles to the ENE of the base and from my position appeared to fall almost straight down. Would be curious as to any follow up that might occur on this incident.
Location
Address
Ft Walton, FL
Latitude
30° 28' 41.23'' N (30.478119°)
Longitude
86° 31' 13.53'' W (-86.520424°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2011-04-29 21:07 CDT
UT Date & Time
2011-04-30 02:07 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up to down
Descent Angle
180°
Moving
Facing azimuth
63.185°
First azimuth
56.91227°
First elevation
60°
Last azimuth
62.44418°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-7
Color
blue-green to orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
1.5s
Length
2.5°
Remarks
Sort of glowing blue changing to orange as it disappeared.
