Reports Report 3098p (Event 3098-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Thomas W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I didn't see any known events and want to know if others saw this object breaking up.. and if it was some of our own space junk, or something else. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Blacksburg, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 16' 47.93'' N (37.279981°) |
| Longitude | 80° 25' 31.66'' W (-80.425461°) |
| Elevation | 688.25354m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-05-30 22:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-05-31 02:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 258° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 290° |
| First azimuth | 320° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 290° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it was bright yellow (caught our of the corner of my eye). as I looked up it immediately broke into 4-5 pieces and quickly went out. I listened for around a minute but never heard any delayed booms. With the speed and proximity over my house, at first I thought it was a firework, but then realized that it was much larger and faster moving than a firework and that it must have been high in the atmosphere, and given the west-northwest direction and shallow (45deg) angle, that it must ave been many miles away. But gauging distance with such an object without secondary references is very difficult. |