Reports Report 2456ay (Event 2456-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shaun B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Very rare observation, seemed to be reddish/blue when first observed in periphery, then blue to blue white, bright white before end. White was as bright as airline headlight if not brighter. Saw shorter but similar occurrence two weeks ago about same time, in same area of sky. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Laurel, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 10' 1.19'' N (39.166996°) |
| Longitude | 76° 53' 50.08'' W (-76.897245°) |
| Elevation | 130.137955m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-10-14 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-10-15 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 83° |
| First azimuth | 90.49° |
| First elevation | 44° |
| Last azimuth | 79.54° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Bright train, then breaking up/fragmented pieces within train, just before all dissapeared. Broken pattern similar to firework, shuttle columbia re-entry characteristic is best comparison for entire observation |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation was in tail/train shortly before dissapearing |