Reports Report 1137p (Event 1137-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sonia L |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | --I have never seen a colorful fireball before. NEVER. the Tip of the ball was bright white, the middle of the ball was bright blue and the majority of the ball was green fading into the tail becoming red... it was bizarre. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lakeland, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 59' 47.01'' N (27.996391°) |
| Longitude | 81° 57' 43.74'' W (-81.962149°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-06 20:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-07 00:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 269.68823° |
| First azimuth | 270.35844° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 270.8056° |
| Last elevation | 40° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | the ball was white first, |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | -I was in my car. I didn\'t hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The ball was bright (white first, then bright blue, then bright green). The green trailed into the tail (estimated 1-1.5ish degrees) becoming lighter and then the tail seemed red toward the end (red lasting an estimated 4 degrees. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | The object flew for 1 second, flickered once and then continued for another second. then it disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |