Reports Report 5921g (Event 5921-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rebecca T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I thought it was a shooting star at first but it was so much larger, brighter, closer to the horizon, and different in coloring with the greens and yellows- I wasn’t sure of what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chincoteague, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 57' 1.01'' N (37.95028°) |
| Longitude | 75° 21' 9.24'' W (-75.352568°) |
| Elevation | 0.90743m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-09-09 00:46 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-09-09 04:46 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 115° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 65° |
| First azimuth | 65° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 55° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Thin mostly white in color |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The ball was large green in color, yellow around side where trail was with a shorter tail,white in color, it flashed brightly and disappeared |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |