Reports Report 2313c (Event 2313-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cathy S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like a bright light going across the sky traveling very fast, getting brighter as it went. My son thought it was a shooting star at first, but it lasted longer and then the glowing tail appeared just before it went out of sight. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Arcadia, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 12' 20.56'' N (27.205712°) |
| Longitude | 81° 50' 35.7'' W (-81.84325°) |
| Elevation | 18.658001m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-12-29 22:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-12-30 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 181.91° |
| First azimuth | 160° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 107.83° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | white bright light, then light yellow with a white tail |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | The glowing train or tail appeared towards the end of the episode as it neared the horizon. We lost sight of it because a line of trees along the road blocked our vision. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |