Reports Report 5096d (Event 5096-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jordan F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Ive seen plenty of meteors and one when I was young that had a tail and glowed but never anything like this, again it was a super bright white light with smaller objects behind it, maybe picture bbs from a shot gun flying through the air following a larger slug or bullet with sparks trailing the bbs , and by the time you can count from zero to one it was gone. I’m still in awe and shock almost an hour later. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Anchorage, AK |
| Latitude | 61° 4' 21.04'' N (61.07251°) |
| Longitude | 149° 43' 22.8'' W (-149.723001°) |
| Elevation | 387.417m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-14 01:17 AKST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-14 10:17 UT |
| Duration | <1s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 108° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 246.68° |
| First azimuth | 240.08° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 258.62° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I think the whole thing I saw was maybe it exploding or breaking up, i saw go right over the top of the mountain across from me and it was angled like it was going to go into Cook Inlet or over fire island, it was a very bright white light like a HID light you can get aftermarket for you car headlights or a LED light bar, a very pure white light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Best way I could describe it is like pieces of it that we’re breakingoff of the main body trailing right behind it very close to the main body with smaller spark like objects just behind the bigger chunks |