Reports Report 1627ce (Event 1627-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Jason H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | No, thank you. It was sight I won’t soon forget! |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Glendale, OR |
| Latitude | 42° 44' 18.99'' N (42.738609°) |
| Longitude | 123° 25' 28.17'' W (-123.424493°) |
| Elevation | 430.863251m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-03-17 21:29 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-03-18 04:29 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 225.29° |
| First azimuth | 274.66° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 174.6° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 2° |
| Remarks | One large, long glowing train turned into multiple smaller, shorter glowing trains. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation wasn’t visible until it traveled a quarter of the way across the horizon. At first, small fragments, then into over a dozen fragments by the time it disappeared from view behind the house and trees across the street. |