Reports Report 5105a (Event 5105-2018)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Samantha B |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | We're all looked up after the flash (coworkers and I) and saw a bright blue 'comet' straight above us heading south to north. It was straight but left a wavy smoke trail like an almost perfect squiggly line. It seemed silent, but we all wear hearing protection at the airport. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ontario, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 3' 10.83'' N (34.053009°) |
| Longitude | 117° 36' 54.34'' W (-117.615094°) |
| Elevation | 280.723969m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2018-11-20 03:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2018-11-20 11:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 78.94° |
| First azimuth | 68.81° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 356.76° |
| Last elevation | 86° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 8s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | Wavy smoke trail, like a perfect squiggly line but sort of straight on the side of the sky it shot from |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was like someone took a picture right in front of our faces with a baby blue tone. It lasted as long as a camera flash would. We looked up, and the 'comet' was there like something out of a slingshot, then it faded quickly and left the wavy smoke trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |