Reports Report 5538ahr (Event 5538-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Yes, that over 800 others have reported, object appeared to move slowly in an East to West direction, appeared to break up, in my line of sight, over Severn estuary, as I drove North on M5. Time, approx 17:33 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , England (GB) |
| Latitude | 51° 34' 2.85'' N (51.567459°) |
| Longitude | 2° 31' 47.88'' W (-2.529966°) |
| Elevation | 61.118896m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:33 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-31 17:33 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 38.1° |
| First azimuth | 47.37° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 30.86° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Green, Orange, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Glowing train, saw it break up with at least 3 colours, very bright |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Broke up with bright flash into several obvious segments |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As stated already, obvious flash, I was driving, convinced it was airline at first, very bright, and long tail. Explosion quite spectacular, also slow moving |