Reports Report 6241k (Event 6241-2021)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 6241-2021
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mary F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was an extremely bright event. Although I’ve never seen a comet, it looked like a comet was falling to earth. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | , ID |
| Latitude | 47° 58' 47.71'' N (47.98°) |
| Longitude | 116° 41' 53.09'' W (-116.7°) |
| Elevation | 730.08m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-03 22:34 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-04 05:34 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 163° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 5.19° |
| First azimuth | 333.24° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 341.88° |
| Last elevation | 5° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | While driving north on Highway 95 in Bonner County, Idaho, I witnessed a bright streak of light falling toward the earth. As the steak of light traveled downward at a rapid rate of speed, it looked like an explosion, a big ball of light, occurred just above the horizon. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |