Reports Report 3638azy (Event 3638-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kathryn V |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My husband and I thought we were seeing things and decided we were the magi portending some grand cosmic event...until I finally came across the mention on the weather channel. Oh well. Glad to help out science! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | South Burlington, VT |
| Latitude | 44° 27' 44.65'' N (44.462402°) |
| Longitude | 73° 10' 13.88'' W (-73.170522°) |
| Elevation | 98.921013m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-29 18:35 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-29 23:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 172.93° |
| First azimuth | 96.79° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 221.87° |
| Last elevation | 21° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing sparkly as it dissapated |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | the ball flashed bright blue and green and popped apart |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | it fragmented [like a burst balloon] into bright green, blue and white sparkly pieces almost like a firework and dissipated quickly |