Reports Report 1750qp (Event 1750-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lee J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have witnessed a few phenomenons in the sky in the past, I enjoy looking up at night and studying the sky casually. When I did see this phenomenon I was watching TV, it was so intense that it caught my attention through my peripheral vision. It was such a powerful experience that I felt immense energy from, I had seen a fireball once before as well in the same town years ago but I cannot remember exactly when. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dunmore, PA |
| Latitude | 41° 25' 26.63'' N (41.424064°) |
| Longitude | 75° 37' 5.03'' W (-75.618064°) |
| Elevation | 339.227m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-05-17 01:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-05-17 05:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 18° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 33.47° |
| First azimuth | 43.81° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 29.74° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | I had first witnessed this trail as an intense neon green, it then transitioned into a yellow trail zig zag like, then an immense bright ball appeared and then it was gone. Unlike anything I had seen before and I have witness I think one of two similar phenomenons in my lifetime. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was intense, after the tail dissipated a huge orange/yellowish bright flash appeared and then left a jagged trail. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was a burst of bright light and the ball faded in an instant to then left a jagged line of yellow that lasted for about a second. |