Reports Report 168ajy (Event 168-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Melanie F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My husband and I were driving west in our car when we observed this. At a glance, it looked close above treetop and almost resembled a flaming 55 gal drum moving across the sky. Because it was unusual, I noted the time. To me it looked close enough to the ground to have landed still lit, based on my observation of it's trajectory. I looked today to see if anyone had reported something strange locally and saw reports of sightings in Michigan, which is why I am reporting this. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Castle, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 1' 9.26'' N (41.019238°) |
| Longitude | 80° 24' 53.51'' W (-80.414863°) |
| Elevation | 316.058m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-01-16 20:08 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-01-17 01:08 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 243° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 297.4° |
| First azimuth | 339.44° |
| First elevation | 13° |
| Last azimuth | 324.7° |
| Last elevation | 11° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |