Reports Report 2361g (Event 2361-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Will B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The overall duration was somewhere between 10-15 seconds from when i initially spotted what I thought was an aircraft until the last of the fragments went into dark flight. Possibly space junk, as its speed across the sky was relatively slow. However, it’s certainly not normal for space debris to enter over central United States. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Commerce City, CO |
| Latitude | 39° 47' 17.93'' N (39.788315°) |
| Longitude | 104° 54' 56.56'' W (-104.915712°) |
| Elevation | 1586.290283m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-04-27 02:52 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-04-27 08:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 267° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 203.49° |
| First azimuth | 208.75° |
| First elevation | 48° |
| Last azimuth | 137.62° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially looked about like a comet with a bright leading edge and a glowing tail. Or perhaps a plane with a landing light beaming through thin clouds. It then fragmented into dozens of pieces and they separated into a fairly large field of debris. |