Reports Report 1681at (Event 1681-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dorothy M |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hanceville, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 3' 41.62'' N (34.06156°) |
| Longitude | 86° 46' 11.37'' W (-86.769825°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-30 18:00 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-30 23:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 270° |
| First azimuth | 270° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 270° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | yellow/orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | We only heard one boom, but it happened 1 to 2 minutes after I saw the fireball. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | When the fireball first appeared the tail was yellow, bright, but just as the fireball seem to go out, the tail turned white and stayed in the sky for at least 30 minutes, but what started out as a squiggly line became more faint and eventually widened and went away right at dark. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The fireball was moving really , really fast, much faster than a jet. It was headed at an angle from the sky toward the ground but just disappeared. then after a couple of minutes we heard a really loud sonic boom. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |