ID | #1698579127 |
Added | Sun, 29/10/2023 |
Author | July N. |
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Phenomena | |
Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Testimony of Vladimir G. Kurlyaev, mechanic of the Palace Bridge
On the night of May 14-15 , 1981 (at night) I saw a glowing dot in the sky that was moving. It glowed orange and left a trail behind it.
The dot was getting closer, slowing down the movement. It acquired the dimensions of a tennis ball, leaving a snaking trail.
In the area of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the object changed direction, as if an envelope separated from it (one whole, and bright dots at the corners), which began to slowly descend and disappeared after 7-10 minutes.
The whole observation lasted 20 minutes.
Hypotheses
Meteor
Meteor, "shooting star" is a phenomenon that occurs when small meteor bodies (for example, fragments of comets or asteroids) burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. A similar phenomenon of greater intensity (brighter than magnitude -4) it's called a fireball.
Booster, the rocket and tracks
For UFOs often take stages of rockets, parts of space ships burning in the atmosphere, the launches of various missile technology for military purposes, etc., and traces from them. They attract attention mostly in the dark, but in the day time have a greater aura of mystery.
Formation of the track of the launch vehicle occurs in the tropopause (the layer between the troposphere and stratosphere), which sharply reduced the vertical temperature gradient. The emergence of the so-called "jellyfish" influenced by water vapor, which are subject to enhanced condensation.
Events
Rocket launches (from space.skyrocket.de)
- Site: Vandenberg AFB, California (USA) Vehicle: Scout-G1 Payload: Nova 1
Investigation
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