Reports Report 71a (Event 71-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robert W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Went on twitter search and noticed tweets coming in from PA, then Ohio, one from Canada, then Indiana. Was pretty cool to see the progression. Seemed so bright we thought it would crash the next town over, but must have been much higher. Seemed huge at the size and brightness of the object. Didn't seem to move as fast as a shooting star... slower and much more noticeable. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lowman, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 8' 13.92'' N (42.1372°) |
| Longitude | 76° 40' 45.83'' W (-76.679397°) |
| Elevation | 483.404144m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-09 23:40 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-10 04:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From right to left |
| Descent Angle | 270° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270.3° |
| First azimuth | 279.4° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 243.17° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | You could see debris breaking off of it. Length was short |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Just saw debris breaking off of the back end of it |