American Meteor Society

Reports Report 994a (Event 994-2011)

Observer
Name jared l
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks Talking on the phone...standing on the roof of an abandoned building outside my window overlooking merrimack river...it was to my right high up. Saw an object falling very fast getting larger especially once the fireball was visible. It was moving away from me and also downward to my left before the fireball disapeared over the treeline.
Location
Address lowell, MA
Latitude 42° 38' 48.15'' N (42.646708°)
Longitude 71° 18' 18.08'' W (-71.305022°)
Elevation -
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2011-09-09 21:15 EDT
UT Date & Time 2011-09-10 01:15 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 225°
Moving
Facing azimuth 61.03146°
First azimuth 61.28172°
First elevation 60°
Last azimuth 56.4893°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -11
Color blue and fire (orange/red
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -1s
Length -1°
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -