Reports Report 206ar (Event 206-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | TJ S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was piloting a commercial airline flight from Newark,NJ to Orlando,FL at an altitude of 38,000' when my first officer spotted the meteor out my left window (east of us as we passed close to Raleigh,NC). We watched it for what seemed like in excess of 30 seconds as it descended on a shallow trajectory to the north. In my 28 years of flying, I had never seen anything like it. It was slower, larger, brighter and visibly breaking apart more than anything else I had ever witnessed. All the other commercial flights in the area commented on it as well. We were anxious to find out if it was a meteor or a satellite entering the atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , NC |
| Latitude | 35° 48' 15.89'' N (35.804415°) |
| Longitude | 78° 50' 16.89'' W (-78.838025°) |
| Elevation | 96.192032m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-27 21:55 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-28 02:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 186.54° |
| First azimuth | 117.24° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 45.81° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Large pieces broke off and flashed as they burned up |