Reports Report 1681ai (Event 1681-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cullman, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 9' 2.4'' N (34.150667°) |
| Longitude | 86° 50' 48.39'' W (-86.846774°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-30 17:40 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-30 22:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.5128° |
| First azimuth | 177.50123° |
| First elevation | 69° |
| Last azimuth | 288.06123° |
| Last elevation | 65° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Much like a sonic boom. Rattled the house. Boom was low (bass) and rumbled for approximately 2 solid seconds. Hundreds of witnesses here in Alabama. Here\'s an included blog on facebook hosted by meteorologist James Spann of ABC 33/40 Birmingham, Alabama. I didn\'t see the object others observed. I saw what appeared to be a high flying aircraft on a west/northwest heading. It appeared to be moving at a rate nearly twice the speed of those aircraft (passenger jets, etc) I regularly observe and it was on an azimuth or path on which I rarely see any aircraft. https://www.facebook.com/jamesspann |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Vapor appearing much like high altitude aircraft. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |