Reports Report 1786bo (Event 1786-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jen R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Was sitting at fire pit with parents in law and the bright blue flash caught all of our attention we happened to be looking in direction where it happened or we would've missed it. It looked big across the moon and was brighter than the moon for a moment before it disappeared. A few minutes later, less than five, we heard a loud boom in the distance and dogs off in the distance started barking. The frogs all got quiet when it happened too, everything was quiet when it initially flashed across the sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dover, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 0' 16.56'' N (40.004601°) |
| Longitude | 76° 52' 50.68'' W (-76.880745°) |
| Elevation | 150.044327m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-03-21 00:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-03-21 04:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 109° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 280° |
| First azimuth | 280° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 280° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A few minutes later we heard a loud boom in the distance. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train of yellow orange and the head flashed blue before disappearing with the sparkling trail that lasted a few seconds after. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |