Reports Report 4178a (Event 4178-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Haillee R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | If I were to wager a guess, I would call it a meteor. Also, my exact location was at Spruce Point Campground on Lesser Slave Lake (facing away from the lake in the sky), which is near Kinuso. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kinuso, Alberta (CA) |
| Latitude | 55° 20' 36.58'' N (55.343494°) |
| Longitude | 115° 17' 35.01'' W (-115.293058°) |
| Elevation | 613.246216m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-07-31 00:43 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-07-31 06:43 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 175° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 178.9° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 57° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Yellow, Light 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 a golden light that appeared out of nowhere and dove down across the night sky in seemingly slow motion for a few seconds, leaving a trail of golden specks in its wake. It looked like somebody launched a firework from space down into the atmosphere |