Reports Report 5947a (Event 5947-2023)
| Observer | |
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| Name | James N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We were photographing incoming passenger jets as they approached DFW Airport from the south. We didn’t see the event, but we heard it loudly over the incoming jets. We were confused as it was a loud tunneling roar, like a fighter jet going down a toilet, emitting a series of loud pops before a thunderous boom. As we turned to the north, we saw a distinct vapor trail, many thousands of feet over the airport. It was not made by any aircraft as I use the Flight Radar app on my phone, which showed no high altitude overflights at that time, approximately 6:50 pm. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Dallas, TX |
| Latitude | 32° 51' 43.91'' N (32.862196°) |
| Longitude | 97° 3' 31.04'' W (-97.058622°) |
| Elevation | 163.342789m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2023-10-06 18:50 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-10-06 23:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 346° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 9.43° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 71° |
| Last azimuth | 31.93° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Between a fighter jet roar in a tunnel and a loud sizzle of fireworks, with several pops, ending in a loud boom. |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Several pops and a roar that echoed like in a tunnel. |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 35° |
| Remarks | Like an aircraft contrail, but intermittently |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |