Reports Report 8896s (Event 8896-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brian S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It looked like a huge jet on fire and was waiting for it to hit the mountains but it either went over the mountain or burned out. It had a huge smoke trail behind it that lasted for about a minute. It was extremely low. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Kalispell, MT |
| Latitude | 48° 10' 2.28'' N (48.1673°) |
| Longitude | 114° 26' 32.75'' W (-114.44243°) |
| Elevation | 977.966003m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-11-17 06:26 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-11-17 13:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 1.27° |
| First azimuth | 167.01° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 1.64° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was like a shooting star, but at a way slower speed but still fast. Whole sky lit up as bright as a lightning strike,but it lasted for about 5 seconds. I have seen tons of shooting stars but nothing like this in my life with the bright light lasting that bright. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Extremely bright light for about 5 seconds as bright as lightning. Like a nuclear blast bright lasting more than a flash. Blueish green light. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |