Reports Report 2461a (Event 2461-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | R. a |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | It was a beautiful slight which lasted about 15 to 20 seconds. We saw it at first as a bright white round light in the sky which moved down wards slowly (about 8 seconds) then went down a little quicker (2 seconds) then popped into a cone shape with a tail of bright blues, greens with a hint of yellow. We were in a parking lot of a truck stop by the I-10 and the truck stop is higher in elevation then the valley of Vado, NM |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Vado, NM |
| Latitude | 32° 7' 31.81'' N (32.125504°) |
| Longitude | 106° 38' 32.68'' W (-106.642412°) |
| Elevation | 1189.825073m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-09-30 23:20 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-10-01 05:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 210° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 212.43° |
| First azimuth | 226.66° |
| First elevation | 31° |
| Last azimuth | 218.1° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Dark Green, Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We saw a bright white light like a flashlight in the sky then it popped into a cone like shape of a royal blue with a hint of yellow with a bright green tail |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |