Reports Report 537a (Event 537-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrick |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | If anyone else observed this event...I would love to know that we weren't the only ones. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Biloxi, MS |
| Latitude | 30° 24' 39.08'' N (30.410856°) |
| Longitude | 88° 59' 4.72'' W (-88.984644°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-04-12 02:45 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-04-12 07:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 163.30072° |
| First azimuth | 121.53467° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 143.84176° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | light green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | The fireball was circular at the bottom and trailed to a small teardrop train. It fell straight down toward the horizon at a steady pace. I observed it from high up until it went behind a treeline to my southeast. It could be seen through the trees descending toward the horizon. It was hugh. It did not fall at any angle except straight down. I had friend with me on the back deck of my home. I grabbed his arm and told him to look quickly. He looked up and saw it just beforfe it went behind the trees. We thought it was a falling plane at first. Then we assured each other of what we had just seen. It was awesome.We observed this object some time between 2a.m. and 3 a.m.. the sky was clear with no clouds to obstruct our field of vision. We had just mentioned earlier about observing Mars and Saturn. In the eastern sky. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | We didin\'t see any flash. It was a fireball from the beginning when we first saw it until it went behind the treeline, which is directly to my southeast or out in the Gulf of Mexico. I live approximately two miles from the beach and the Gulf. We both assumed whatever it was must have hit the Gulf with a full impact. When I saw the news this morning, I overheard them say that an oil slick appeared about a hundred and thirty miles southeast of New Orleans. That would put this object in the same vicinity. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |