Reports Report 3837ec (Event 3837-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jean C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I'm totally willing to accept that this may have been something else, I just can't imagine what, though. Also, time is estimated- it may have been as early as 2:15 or as late as 3:00. I was driving, so I didn't think to jot down the time |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Brooklyn, CT |
| Latitude | 41° 47' 56.53'' N (41.799036°) |
| Longitude | 71° 54' 10.06'' W (-71.902795°) |
| Elevation | 72.862m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-10-18 14:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-10-18 18:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 146° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 149.05° |
| First azimuth | 156.82° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 181.4° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | White, but the tail it left behind it almost looked iridescent/rainbowy in flashes? In a vague way, not super overtly. At least I think so, it was only for a second and I was very surprised. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It went steadily along it's short arc but right before it seemed to blink out of sight it flashed more brightly (white) |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |