Reports Report 65i (Event 65-2023)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | While driving to work, a bright flash of light, like a lightning strike blocks away, flashed just out of the driver's side window. As quickly as it caught my attention and I looked left I saw the most magnificent pink/purple fireball trail down toward the earth. All I could do was let my vehicle idle as I waited for the Younger Dryas or shockwave to hit. Those examples are a bit exaggerated but the anxiety was natural, it wasn't but a few seconds later I noticed the 4 vehicles behind me all slowed to a crawl with varying spacing as if we were all awaiting the same outcome. I turned off a back road after calling a friend to tell him about the event thankfully timestamping it, sadly I saw no more. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Williamsburg, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 8' 43.4'' N (39.145388°) |
| Longitude | 84° 0' 18.75'' W (-84.005207°) |
| Elevation | 279.278717m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-04 05:50 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-04 10:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 145° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 243.21° |
| First azimuth | 134.35° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 177.69° |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Purple |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | Glowing train fading from the rear |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |