| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Barbara H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | People from several local counties reporting seeing this to a local news channel Facebook page. One viewer was south, another to the west and another to my east. It was traveling north. My county Sheriff's dept said several deputies saw it as well, but no landing site was reported. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Mechanicsville, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 39' 43.67'' N (37.662131°) |
| Longitude | 77° 23' 11.25'' W (-77.386459°) |
| Elevation | 57.665031m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-06-14 23:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-06-15 03:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 253° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 32.2° |
| First azimuth | 47.4° |
| First elevation | 39° |
| Last azimuth | 12.18° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -26 |
| Color | Green, Red, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | smoky trail |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Shortly after passing below the horizon, we saw a brilliant flash that lit up the sky. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |