Reports Report 340wi (Event 340-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Initially I thought it was a helicopter with a larger, bright light in the front and a small bright light on the tail. It dove so quickly, I was afraid it was crash landing but never saw what would have been an "explosion" near the ground. It just disappeared above the horizon, so then I thought it must have gone behind a cloud. Didn't think much about it beyond that (although ironically, we were on our way to see "Star Wars"!). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Annandale, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 48' 56.46'' N (38.815683°) |
| Longitude | 77° 13' 14.17'' W (-77.220604°) |
| Elevation | 80.944m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-01-30 18:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-01-30 23:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 266° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 340.72° |
| First azimuth | 343.09° |
| First elevation | 43° |
| Last azimuth | 312.84° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |