Reports Report 449aj (Event 449-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Scott N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Commercial Instrument rated pilot. Looked similar to the giant meteor in Russia that broke up, except it descended vertically, long enough to say Oh wow. And my friend a 25 year veteran of the police force, turn around and watch it from halfway down, till it descended into the trees on the horizon. Two large objects were dark spots in the bluish fireball/contrail. Waited appx 3 minutes, never heard any sonic boom. But in the city, in a residential neighborhood with a lot of ambient noise. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Saint Petersburg, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 51' 6.7'' N (27.851861°) |
| Longitude | 82° 38' 41.01'' W (-82.644724°) |
| Elevation | 1.921369m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-21 23:00 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-22 04:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -25 |
| Color | white, blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | glowing blue white trail. With gray smoke trail. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | separated to two large objects that were clearly visible |