Reports Report 817o (Event 817-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Graham D |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | My family and I are on holiday from England, and we have no experience of meteoric sightings. However, the sighting was clear, relatively close, and was witnessed by both myself and my wife (unfortunately our two children were asleep on the back seat, or else there would have been another two sources of information!). We did check for reports the next day, but on finding none, we assumed they must be a common occurrence in this part of the world - or something else conjured up by Walt Disney! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Haines City, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 20' 48.77'' N (28.34688°) |
| Longitude | 81° 38' 23.4'' W (-81.639834°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-11 22:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-12 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 269.4448° |
| First azimuth | 214.55512° |
| First elevation | 58° |
| Last azimuth | 264.42801° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange/Yellow with White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Sorry, we were moving, with the car radio on and were not quick enough to turn it off. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | A substantial plume of white smoke which trailed for a considerable distance behind the object. It dissipated quickly as the fireball moved. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | Whilst it seemed to come to earth relatively nearby, it descended behind obstructions / landscape, and so eluded us. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |