Reports Report 3478e (Event 3478-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Joe J D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I had never seen anything like this before. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Big Spring, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 13' 39.65'' N (32.22768°) |
| Longitude | 101° 30' 34.81'' W (-101.50967°) |
| Elevation | 788.574585m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-18 02:06 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-18 07:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 221.29° |
| First azimuth | 221.01° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 300.87° |
| Last elevation | 37° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | bright glowing train changing colors to black |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it looked as if something had exploded but in a straight direction |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |