Reports Report 780e (Event 780-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ryan B |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | It was dead ahead, over the freeway, during a stop and go commute, many others must have observed it. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Des Moines, WA |
| Latitude | 47° 23' 31.22'' N (47.392005°) |
| Longitude | 122° 17' 26.32'' W (-122.290645°) |
| Elevation | 113.778076m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-27 05:55 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-27 12:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 165° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 352.81° |
| First azimuth | 359.7° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 5.34° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The sky was still quite dark, but I could just make out a faint, contrail looking, line following the path it flown, when I looked a few seconds after it had passed. It didn't have much of a glowing tail while it was visible, just a bright greenish ball of light. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |