Reports Report 5559h (Event 5559-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | From my angle it appeared to be traveling too slow to be a shooting star and was too big/bright to be aircraft. I heard no "boom" either upon the sighting or after it left my site behind a bluff. It appeared almost out of nowhere and looked like it was travelling from UP to straight DOWN in direction. The only other thing I've witnessed like it was a satellite entering the atmosphere late at night back in late 2006. That event was similar but it appeared to be closer and had a loud, deep, "boom" which vibrated the windows on the car we were driving in on I-15 between St George and SLC, UT. It also lit up the night sky a bright white for about 2 seconds. Nothing like that happened on this sighting tonight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. George, UT |
| Latitude | 37° 6' 24.23'' N (37.106731°) |
| Longitude | 113° 32' 36.47'' W (-113.543465°) |
| Elevation | 819.26825m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-11-08 21:45 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-11-09 04:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 140° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 333.52° |
| First azimuth | 283.3° |
| First elevation | 37° |
| Last azimuth | 284.04° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |