Reports Report 451hk (Event 451-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ellen R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | At the time of the observation, I was flying a commercial airliner from Portland, Oregon to Medford, Oregon at FL220 (22,000 feet). I was looking east and saw a red glowing dot, which began to grow a reddish "tail" as the object moved from south to north. The object traveled relatively slowly for a meteor, so I thought it might be some kind of space junk burning up in the atmosphere. Total duration was 45 seconds to one minute. The color was predominately red, but I observed a white glow that lasted 3-4 seconds as the object passed out of view behind the wing of the airplane. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cascadia, OR |
| Latitude | 44° 24' 30.38'' N (44.40844°) |
| Longitude | 122° 35' 3.58'' W (-122.584329°) |
| Elevation | 274.784485m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-02-23 21:55 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-02-24 05:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈45s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 260° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 90° |
| First elevation | 22° |
| Last azimuth | 30° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | red glowing trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Color varied from red to bright white. |