Reports Report 863g (Event 863-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melody C |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I have observed many objects and meteors in the sky. This was like nothing I've seen before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Baker City, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 46' 37.23'' N (44.777008°) |
| Longitude | 117° 49' 28.54'' W (-117.824594°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-19 00:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-19 07:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.26363° |
| First azimuth | 251.51264° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 177.16602° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White, yellow, orange, br |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | The train was extremely bright yellow/white, and there were chunks of orange flaking away from it. It remained constant until it went down to the horizon and ended with a bright flash, as if it struck land, or exploded midair. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I originally noticed a flash in my peripheral vision on the right as I was heading east on Washington Street at 12:50 AM. I consulted a cell phone for the time. Immediately following the original flash, I looked to the SW and noticed an extremely bright fireball slowly coursing the sky towards the south. As I watched, orange sparks and chunks appeared to fall away from the main train. The train stayed a constant length until the object or fireball disappeared behind the low hills to the south. When it reached this point, a brilliant flash appeared, lighting the southern sky, the way it does when a lightning strike occurs some distance away, on a locally clear night. I waited a minute or so for a sound, but couldn\'t detect any. Perhaps I didn\'t wait long enough. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |