Reports Report 89d (Event 89-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve T |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Looked similar to a Roman candle flare out, but seemed very high in the sky and far away. It appeared to be much too large for a firework in my opinion. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Southgate, KY |
| Latitude | 39° 4' 19.05'' N (39.071959°) |
| Longitude | 84° 28' 21.22'' W (-84.472562°) |
| Elevation | 210.883255m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-04 06:07 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-01-04 11:07 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 136° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 263.24° |
| First azimuth | 254.57° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 263.99° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Zig zag shape, smoke similar to a jet contrail. Gray or black against a setting sun of dark red to purple sky. Did not dissipate. I lost sight of it as I was driving. Yellow green fireball, fizzled out like a Roman candle. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |