Reports Report 475e (Event 475-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathrine S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Alamogordo, NM |
| Latitude | 32° 53' 10.99'' N (32.886385°) |
| Longitude | 105° 56' 9.13'' W (-105.935869°) |
| Elevation | 1353.809937m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-02-19 21:00 MST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-02-20 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 75° |
| First azimuth | 75° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 25° |
| Last elevation | 3° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Sounded like an extended, low crackling noise that increased in volume as it approached the horizon. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It started off white, ignited into a brighter ball and turned blue, fluctuated between blues, greens, pale yellows and whites. It became increasingly brighter and louder the closer it came to the horizon. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |