Reports Report 643cm (Event 643-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | CJ H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was sitting outside enjoying twilight & the crescent moon when an object cut through the atmosphere, similar to the ISS orbit when it cuts through. It traveled NNE to SSW. The difference was this object was fast & burned through, plus it was large. It left a smoke trail that slowly tracked east in the upper atmosphere winds. It happened at approximately 6:13pm. The length of the smoke trail was the distance between the pointer finger & little finger stretched out from each other at arms length. Made up for the hazy lunar eclipse weather! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Delta, CO |
| Latitude | 38° 44' 21.4'' N (38.739279°) |
| Longitude | 108° 2' 51.14'' W (-108.047539°) |
| Elevation | 1548.707886m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-02-07 18:13 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-02-08 01:13 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 133° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180.04° |
| First azimuth | 65.72° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 224.97° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Multi Fireball of orange, whites, yellows |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was thick & grayish white. It lasted 5 minutes h was slowly swept east in the upper atmosphere winds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The flash & fragmentation burned through the atmosphere similar to the ISS orbit when it cuts through the atmosphere. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Spewing out of the fireball |