Reports Report 5441ka (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sharpsburg, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 27' 35.87'' N (39.459963°) |
| Longitude | 77° 44' 11.09'' W (-77.736415°) |
| Elevation | 130.870819m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 163° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 272.71° |
| First azimuth | 270.77° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 275.06° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Blue, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train was blue and green, appeared to be coming off a bright white object. After the bright white part stopped glowing what was left behind was a faint gray trail. The direction of the trail also changed. I initially saw it coming downward and after it burned out and the bright white and blue/green color was no longer visible, the gray trail left behind was horizontal to the horizon. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I happened to already be looking at the sky when it happened and the flash was so bright my initial instinct was that it was like lightning. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |