Reports Report 1528c (Event 1528-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jonah G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Definitely not fireworks, definitely weird. I hope this was real! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | PORTLAND, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 35' 40.63'' N (45.594619°) |
| Longitude | 122° 49' 11.03'' W (-122.81973°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-12-13 00:10 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-12-13 08:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 275.88278° |
| First azimuth | 280.95344° |
| First elevation | 34° |
| Last azimuth | 272.36324° |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | White, with some blueish |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I thought I might have heard something but this could be selective memory. There\\\'s a lot of woods here and plenty of things to absorb a lot of sound, so I don\\\'t know. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | This was a bright, long fireball that appeared to fall quite close to my home. It stretched upwards through the trees, so it was very close to the ground when I saw it. It did not seem to make a sound. I thought that it might be fireworks, so I went outside to see if anybody was outside. The woods were completely silent, I couldn't hear any neighbors and it was entirely dark out. This is one of the strangest things that has ever happened to me. I love studying space and feel privileged at having seen this! Is it possible it was one of the Geminids? |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |