Reports Report 2546a (Event 2546-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Anna H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Although a casual observer, I have an MS in Science and worked as a contractor to NASA for 16 years. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Madison, AL |
| Latitude | 34° 42' 57.01'' N (34.715835°) |
| Longitude | 86° 43' 50.55'' W (-86.730708°) |
| Elevation | 235.784378m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-10-19 21:16 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-10-20 02:16 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | Unknown |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Please see paragraph above. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Only heard one boom and it was within 2 seconds of the flash. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I was in the home and there was a brilliant flash. I was facing North and my husband was asleep in a chair facing North. He woke up because the flash inside the house was bright like daylight. The flash was followed by rumbling of the windows and a boom like sound (estimated to be within 2 seconds). The rumbling sounded like it came from the West, but we live on the eastern side of a hillside and that may mean it was moving to the East. I went to the door and saw nothing except other neighbors who were looking to see what had caused the flash. There was no precipitation and none in the forecast. It was not spurious lightning. It made the windows vibrate. It didn't disrupt the computer or radio. I immediately reported it to the local news as a suspected meteor (9:19pm), but they did not reply. Then I saw that another one was seen later in the evening (~11PM) by someone at Providence St. which is nearby. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |