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Observer
Name Charly H
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks I am not confident at my id but I haven’t seen anything similar.
Location
Address Crafton, PA
Latitude 40° 26' 27.27'' N (40.440908°)
Longitude 80° 4' 17.43'' W (-80.071508°)
Elevation 241.364578m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-04-20 20:17 EDT
UT Date & Time 2024-04-21 00:17 UT
Duration ≈45s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 191°
Moving
Facing azimuth 290°
First azimuth 300°
First elevation 18°
Last azimuth 303.92°
Last elevation -
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -8
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 99.99s
Length -
Remarks Sort of changed shape from a smokestack to a squiggle and turned white and dissipated toward northeast, seemed to separate and float away from where the initial flash happened
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Brief flash of light moving toward the horizon very quickly as it a separate star or object, followed by the long trail of light and smoke
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -