Reports Report 5549ae (Event 5549-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathleen J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was upstairs, all lights off, laying in bed, lookin at my lit phone sending an email... when a falling VERY bright flash of light outside in the sky caught my attention out of the corner of my eye. It was SOOO bright, huge, very low (just above the tree line outside my second floor window) moving fast and falling. Never seen anything like that before. Especially because it was super bright and low. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Gainesville, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 46' 48'' N (38.78°) |
| Longitude | 77° 39' 21.82'' W (-77.656061°) |
| Elevation | 101.042175m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-06 02:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-06 06:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 124° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 306° |
| First azimuth | 307° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 333° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -9 |
| Color | Bright light blue / white combination |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just another smaller falling fragment that was white and farther away and not as bright. |