Reports Report 667lb (Event 667-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Douglas Z |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Due to the blue green glow it may have been space junk. At first sighting it seemed parallel to the horizon, but then curved down quickly as the glow formed, |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Thurmont, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 32' 10.49'' N (39.536247°) |
| Longitude | 77° 23' 4.49'' W (-77.384581°) |
| Elevation | 128.284149m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-22 19:50 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-22 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 40° |
| First azimuth | 338.56° |
| First elevation | 32° |
| Last azimuth | 84.08° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6.5 |
| Color | Blue green (copper glow) |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Started as white, becoming blue green when overhead, trail started here and followed to its demise where it turned red and broke into pieces. At this point It seemed to be just falling where it diapered at about 3-4000 ft. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very minor flash but turned red as it broke apart. |