| Observer |
|
Name |
tony c |
|
Experience Level |
3/5
|
|
Remarks |
there was this bright white fireball shooting across the sky with a tail, and then disappeared! the sighting lasted maybe 12 - 15 seconds at most! |
| Location |
|
Address |
Claymont, DE |
|
Latitude |
39° 48' 1.79'' N (39.800498°)
|
|
Longitude |
75° 27' 34.53'' W (-75.459592°)
|
|
Elevation |
22.175m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2018-03-16 20:40 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2018-03-17 00:40 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈20s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
268° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
270° |
|
First azimuth |
270° |
|
First elevation |
45° |
|
Last azimuth |
280° |
|
Last elevation |
45° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-11 |
|
Color |
White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Duration |
- |
|
Length |
- |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
it looked like a white ball of fire shooting across the sky with a tail and then disappeared in the middle of the sky with like a fireworks ending |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
like a fireworks dispersion. |
