Reports Report 1484a (Event 1484-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dumitru F |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Even though it looked distant it was close enough for 3-5 cars to stop in the main street and enjoy the 2-4 sec show. What made it unique is that it looked like it lit up twice, and the flames were distinct, between the flames there was a moderate flash that made it look like it entered a different layer of the atmosphere and the second flame looked a bit different. It seemed judging by flame pattern, the first one was traceable, had a tail, and looked like the rock had high velocity. The second flame came on after the flash, right after the first flame (torch like consistency) went out. The second flame was more free burn pattern, as if the object was burning in free fall now. It looked like the second half of short experience the velocity of the flying meteor dropped dramatically and it kinda started falling more natural (as if not propelled anymore). |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fresno, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 51' 36.23'' N (36.860065°) |
| Longitude | 119° 46' 59.01'' W (-119.783058°) |
| Elevation | 109.644279m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-07-17 21:50 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-07-18 04:50 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 24° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | __ |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared like to flames. First it was burning like a torch with a trail, then it almost disappeared before almost looking like it caught on fire a second time. The flame was around the meteor so you could actually see a bit of its outline. It was the biggest i have ever seen in my life. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Possible. I could almost see the outline of a rock, since it was a big distance it was very small but the fact that it was night outside when it lit up a second time i could totally see the vague shape of a spinning burning rock. It was stellar. First time experience of this proportion. |