Reports Report 4635cl (Event 4635-2016)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 4635-2016
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | William W |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Also sighted by numerous other pilots and discussed and noted on normal as well as emergency frequencies at air traffic control centers and towers |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cross City, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 34' 46'' N (29.58°) |
| Longitude | 83° 2' 39.08'' W (-83.04°) |
| Elevation | 8.93m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-21 23:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-22 04:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 19° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -28 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 60° |
| Remarks | Intense, bright, white light, which lit up the flight deck of my aircraft, changed to glowing red, orange which fell in numerous fragments to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico due south from my location. My aircraft was at an altitude of 7,000 feet mean sea level. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Intense blinding, bright white to a shower of glowing red, orange to the surface |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Similar to flares a military plane might use to evade a missle. Air traffic control reported no known military flare activity. |