Reports Report 145a (Event 145-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charles B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My house is in a flight path. I exercise on the back porch and watch numerous planes come and go. This was unlike any plane I have ever seen. It moved very quickly across the sky above the horizon, glowing the whole time. I saw it emerging from the side of my house and watched it fly, without interruption to color almost to the end of the horizon before I couldn't see it anymore. It was very compact, having a very short glowing, almost sparkling, tail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Abingon, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 7' 1.43'' N (40.117063°) |
| Longitude | 75° 6' 51.89'' W (-75.114415°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-01-29 16:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-01-29 21:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | - |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 284.37149° |
| First azimuth | 337.43001° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 250.00696° |
| Last elevation | 47° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | red and blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 1° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, bright white at the point; red and blue train very close to white frontal point |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |