AURORA REPORT 2000-003

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AURORA REPORT 2000-003

Z TIME : SAME AS GMT / UTC

12//1000Z AUG 00

FM:    MR. <SNIP Name> 
           <SNIP Address>
           MI. <SNIP> U.S.A.
           <SNIP>

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DETROIT, MI. U.S.A.
LAT.    42DEG. 26MIN. NORTH
LON.   83DEG. 00MIN. WEST

ALTITUDE:    EXPRESSED AS LOW NUMBER FOR BASE ALTITUDE LARGER NUMBER FOR
MAXIMUM
                       ALTITUDE.

WX:    CLEAR    VSBY: UNLIMITED    WIND CALM        TEMP +10C

0715 TO 0730Z    OBSERVED A RANDOM RAY APPEARING FAINT THEN DIMINISH AND
REAPPEAR
                              IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.  ALTITUDE BASE 10
DEG. MAX. 70DEG.
                             AZIMUTH  030 TO 060 DEG.  COLOR WHITE.
BRIGHTNESS ON A 1 - 4 SCALE: 1

0730 TO 0740Z    NO AURORA.

0740 TO 0750Z    OBSERVED HOMOGENOUS WHITE FLASHES OF LIGHT  ( SIMILAR TO
LIGHTENING )
                              ALTITUDE 045 DEG. AZIMUTH 030 TO 050 DEG.
BRIGHTNESS: 1 TO 2.

0750 TO 0800Z    DISPLAY BEGAN TO INCREASE.  COLOR WHITE. BRIGHTNESS: 2
                              RESEMBLED GLOWING EMBERS. ALTITUDE 020 TO 080
DEG. AZIMUTH 350 TO 060 DEG.
                              PULSATING 5 PER SECOND.  NO STRUCTURE.

0800 TO 0810Z    DISPLAY INCREASED MORE. COLOR WHITE.  BRIGHTNESS: 3 RAGGED
BASE.
                              NO STRUCTURE. AZIMUTH 300 DEG. TO 090DEG.
ALTITUDE 045 TO 090DEG.
                              AT THE SAME TIME.
                              RAYS APPEARED.  ALTITUDE  010 TO 050DEG.
AZIMUTH 340 TO 060DEG.
                              RAGGED BASE.  COLOR: BLUE GREEN. BOTH
PULSATING AT 4 PER SECOND.
                              BRIGHTNESS: 3

0810 TO 0815Z    DISPLAY WENT TO A VEIL RAY FORMATION.  COLOR: PALE GREEN.
                              PULSATING 3 TO 6 TIMES PER SECOND.  ALTITUDE:
010 TO 090DEG.
                              AZIMUTH: 260 TO 110DEG.  BRIGHTNESS: 3

0815 TO 0820Z    CORONA OVERHEAD WHITE SHORTRAYS. ALTITUDE 070 TO 090 ALL
QUADRANTS.
                              BRIGHTNESS: 1 TO 2.  CORONA BEGAN TO DIMINISH
AT 0825Z
                              LONG RAYS BRIGHTNESS: 3 ALTITUDE: 020 TO
070DEG.  AZIMUTH 250 TO 120 DEG.
                              COLOR WHITE AND PALE GREEN.
                              HAD OBSERVED SINGLE RAY AT SEPARATE TIMES IN
THIS ORDER:
                              AZIMUTH:  350   010  060  020 DEG.  ALTITUDE:
010  TO 060DEG.
                              COLOR: WHITE WITH PALE GREEN.

0820 TO  0830Z    OVERALL DISPLAY BEGAN TO DIMINISH.  LONG RAYS. ALTITUDE 20
TO 60DEG.
                               AZIMUTH 330 TO 045DEG. BRIGHTNESS: 2 TO 1.
COLOR WHITE.

0830 TO 0845Z      RAY PATCHES OBSERVED.   THIS SEEMED TO LOOK LIKE IT SPLIT
                                INTO TWO PARTS.
                                ALTITUDE: 30 TO 70DEG. AZIMUTH 330 TO 350
AND 020 TO 060DEG.
                                COLOR WHITE.    BRIGHTNESS: 1 TO 2.
PULSATING 1 TO 3 TIMES PER SECOND.

0845Z TO 0900Z     DISPLAY BEGAN TO DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY.  MEDIUM RAYS.
                                 COLOR WHITE. ALTITUDE: 045 TO 060DEG.
AZIMUTH:  020 TO 050 DEG.

0900Z                       DISPLAY TERMINATED.