Reports Report 71az (Event 71-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Renée M |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I was traveling up the hill (College Ave.) by car and traveled at least maybe two cross streets while watching it. It came into my field of vision from the left, and it was very bright, and I didn't know what it was at first - It looked like a bright plane - then I realized what it was having heard my Dad mention seeing a similar thing before, and continued to drive a little while watching it, and then it broke apart to the middle/right of my field of vision. If the road was a clock facing toward 12, it came in from 8 moving across and down toward 3 while my car was in motion. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oakmont, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 30' 50.26'' N (40.513961°) |
| Longitude | 79° 50' 33.47'' W (-79.84263°) |
| Elevation | 233.894272m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-01-09 23:20 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-01-10 04:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 95.03° |
| First azimuth | 41.05° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 108.54° |
| Last elevation | 32° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blue, Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing train, narrower at end, yellow around front with blueish outline - train all yellow. Diminished as went across sky and before it broke apart |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It got tinier, brighter and then broke into tinier flashes and was gone |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | two or three tiny flashes/pieces |