Reports Report 982ao (Event 982-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | It was quite remarkably bright and continued to brighten as it ended, I drove in the direction it was going to follow the trail to see if I heard any noises, but I did not. I followed it for about 8 minutes before turning around. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Levittown, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 9' 55.74'' N (40.165484°) |
| Longitude | 74° 50' 31.01'' W (-74.841946°) |
| Elevation | 27.49992m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-05-04 03:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-05-04 07:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 122.16° |
| First azimuth | 75.93° |
| First elevation | 56° |
| Last azimuth | 127.71° |
| Last elevation | 49° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Yellow, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The arc was very similar to an object falling to earth, and then it split into 3 pieces before eventually fading away |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object became extremely bright before wizzing to the right extremely fast |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object broke into 3 pieces, the main piece continued to the end of the arc as described. One piece increased in angle of the sky and the other piece looked as if it fell downward towards the horizon, but didnt leave a trail. |