Reports Report 987pt (Event 987-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There was a southbound plane landing at Dulles Airport (IAD), and on first glance I thought this was a MANPAD terrorist attack against the landing jetliner, since the meteor was bight and heading north very fast relative to the slow landing plane was heading south. The illusion was that they would collide. When I saw the bright white "sparks" behind the meteor, I suspected that it was indeed a meteor. The passengers on the right (west) side of that southbound plane must have had one hell of a view of it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Sterling, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 5.55'' N (39.034876°) |
| Longitude | 77° 25' 52.3'' W (-77.431194°) |
| Elevation | 84.019043m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-02-21 18:45 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-02-21 23:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 302.64° |
| First azimuth | 261.17° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 311.92° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | the train was bright white and at its end there were a lot of bright white "sparks" |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |