Reports Report 1103b (Event 1103-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hall B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | The fact of 3 identical fire balls in parallel evenly spaced left to right would lead me to speculate some sort of satellite breakup rather than a random meteor. The north to south trajectory would also, in my mind, lend support to that supposition. The lowest observed point in the trajectory was above the tree horizon from my location. There was no discernible explosion of the three fire balls they just 'winked' out. The sky was clear at that time and no observable cloud layer at or near the point where they disappeared. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Woods Cross, UT |
| Latitude | 40° 52' 26.8'' N (40.87411°) |
| Longitude | 111° 54' 6.32'' W (-111.901755°) |
| Elevation | 1314.536499m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-05-08 22:06 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-05-09 04:06 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 68° |
| Last azimuth | 180° |
| Last elevation | 29° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Leading edge Light Yellow to Bright White trailing to yellow to red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | Three separate fireballs parallel to each other evenly spaced left to right -- each left identical train that rapidly dissipated |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |