Reports Report 589a (Event 589-2007)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen, it happened right after the sun had set, light from the moon and the setting sun made still visible to see outside, not completely dark. At first i thought it was a plain then it got bigger and bigger, it looked like it was coming directly at us. Really no time to panic just hoped it wasnt going to hit or explode, I remember making a wish, that it would not hit. It felt like a proffesional baseball player could hit it with a home run ball as it passed. It felt that close and it was huge...It made the moon look incredibly small. It was directly infront then it was of us moving over our field of vision i barely had to lift my chin when it went across the sky, horizon to horizon burning bright white and light purple blue not a bit of red or yellow. It left a trail of clouds like a boat going through water, staying bigger than the moon even when it passed the horizon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | New Castle, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 57' 49.35'' N (40.963708°) |
| Longitude | 80° 19' 4.61'' W (-80.317948°) |
| Elevation | 322.846619m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2007-09-15 19:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2007-09-15 23:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈10s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83.39° |
| First azimuth | 80.17° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 264.44° |
| Last elevation | 8° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -30 |
| Color | White and light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | heard the air burning, its a sound hard to describe...rumbling sound was delayed at first but no big boom |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | it went horizon to horizon, the sun had just set and the moon was glowing on the trail after it passed, giving it exta illumination, it looked like a boat going through water directly over head. It lasted for awhile after like clouds...i remember counting to 16 after initially seen it was not a airplane |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |