Reports Report 1715a (Event 1715-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | sarah j |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I was in the middle of taking picture of the full moon when a bright streak appeared slightly to my left (Northeastern sky), had to cast my eyes up to see it's starting point. there was enough time for me to say "Ooh, look behind you! Look!" to my companion and then the two of us saw it flash as it started to break up. Then it winked out. No sound. Approximate time of occurrence between 11:30 PM to 11:40 PM. Whole event lasted no longer six seconds. Pretty far away. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Otto, NC |
| Latitude | 35° 4' 28.7'' N (35.074639°) |
| Longitude | 83° 25' 25.16'' W (-83.423655°) |
| Elevation | 687.751465m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-07-31 23:37 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-08-01 03:37 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 196° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 88.8° |
| First azimuth | 110.79° |
| First elevation | 49° |
| Last azimuth | 73.36° |
| Last elevation | 18° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2.5s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | very faint and disappeared quickly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | saw it streak a few seconds before it flashed bright red/orange and broke into atleast two pieces |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | after the flash it broke into two possibly three smaller pieces, they fell and burned alongside the primary fragment but at a slightly different angle then quickly faded out before reaching the horizon. |