Reports Report 1064a (Event 1064-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kevin S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My wife and I saw this 'burning object' at 0640 AM over the ocean at Indialantic, FL, just before sunrise. We thought it to be the UARS at first. It traveled west to east out over the ocean and disappeared behind a cloud bank on the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Indialantic, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 5' 28.24'' N (28.091177°) |
| Longitude | 80° 33' 54.14'' W (-80.56504°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-24 06:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-24 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 98.48103° |
| First azimuth | 110.79372° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 87.35256° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | It was like a falling fire ball, not a smoke-trail per say. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Went behind clouds |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |