| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leonard T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was an amazing site, possibly a meteor. I feel like it was a UFO because I had a slight tingling on my skin, like the air was charged a bit. Not aliens, something unidentified. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Portland, OR |
| Latitude | 45° 30' 33.77'' N (45.509381°) |
| Longitude | 122° 33' 13.82'' W (-122.553839°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-17 19:42 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-18 02:42 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 201.16643° |
| First azimuth | 202.80915° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 201.0341° |
| Last elevation | 36° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | green, yellow, white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | like a closing light beam, similar to laser pointer device. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it flashed once, flaring white and green, blipped out of existence for a millisecond and flashed green as it disappeared beyond the treeline. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |