Reports Report 2785j (Event 2785-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Donald B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I own and regularly use 5 different telescopes. I have seen objects slightly resembling Starlink with the naked eye, have witnessed innumerable meteor showers, have witnessed satellite fragments entering the atmosphere. This was unlike anything I've ever seen. The trail seemed to be several feet long, appeared orange and changed to blue before just going black. No sound accompanied, but a large single boom was heard about 5 - 10 minutes later. A second, smaller object was witnessed just as first object faded from view. The smaller object was red, much higher in elevation, produced a coma, seemed to change direction and maybe speed. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Augustine, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 42' 7.44'' N (29.702068°) |
| Longitude | 81° 13' 40.03'' W (-81.227785°) |
| Elevation | 1.824312m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-06-07 22:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-06-08 02:00 UT |
| Duration | >60s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 269° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 123.72° |
| First azimuth | 134.47° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 104.29° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Red, Green, Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A second object, higher in elevation, with a red hue, a coma in front of it, appeared much, much higher in elevation and facing East. Several minutes after the disintegration of the first object, a boom was heard. Initially believed to be cannons from Ft. Matanzas, but the fort should be closed at 10pm |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |