Reports Report 1989f (Event 1989-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Amelia W |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was uncommonly bright, over a golf course. It looked at first like a lone trail from a fireworks display, but it was a single entity, and nobody was around wIth fireworks. It seemed very close to the earth |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chevy Chase, MD |
| Latitude | 38° 58' 22.09'' N (38.972803°) |
| Longitude | 77° 4' 39.2'' W (-77.077555°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-08-26 20:29 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-08-27 00:29 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | yellow center, orangey toward periphery, sparks trailing |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 3° |
| Remarks | Yellow white sparks with smoke trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The sparks seemed to be falling off, and the center got smaller until it seemed to burn itself out in the atmosphere |