Reports Report 1137x (Event 1137-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | charles s |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Again to summarize, I was heading directly west on Osceola Parkway at approx. 837pm eastern time when out of the northwestern sky the object appeared and looked to be traveling south or southwest at a high rate of speed. I could gather that this object was MASSIVE in size and VERY far away from central florida. In the sky relative to how big the moon appears in the sky, the core of the object was about 1/5 the size of the moon. As it moved south or southwest, fragments broke away, retaining their glow of green for a few shorts seconds before burning out. When the object reached about 30 degrees roughly in the sky, it disappeared and the glow was gone. The entire event lasted only about 7-10 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | kissimmee, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 20' 52.03'' N (28.347786°) |
| Longitude | 81° 33' 5.91'' W (-81.551642°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-06 20:37 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-07 00:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 285.25545° |
| First azimuth | 299.60624° |
| First elevation | 72° |
| Last azimuth | 273.8179° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | a bright green color with |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | it was a broken glowing trails similar to pieces falling off of it but retaining for a short period of time some color (green) then burning or dimming out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fragmentation I observed was the object \"losing\" pieces or breaking up as it entered the atmosphere. I can best describe it as if you were to take wet sand at the beach and throw it at someone. For the most part, the sand would stay together but small chunks would fall off as it travels in the air. These pieces retained their glow in the trail for a brief moment until they dimmed out. It was similar to watching a firework mortar coming back to the earth as the fuel has been exhausted in the mortar. However this object remained green the entire time. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |