Reports Report 1511nc (Event 1511-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Briana N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I have never seen anything in the sky this big other than a full moon. I could see the detail and the orange color and the actual flames, instead of white distant light. It was actually the size of a basketball and looked like a flaming comet on a small scale. I was worried it would hit a house. It looked to me to be in the direction of Stephens City. I realized that it still must have been far away, since we didn't hear a boom. It lasted a long time from the initial explosion. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Boyce, VA |
| Latitude | 39° 4' 58.64'' N (39.082956°) |
| Longitude | 78° 5' 1.8'' W (-78.083833°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-07-17 22:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-07-18 02:20 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 90° |
| First azimuth | 180° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -24 |
| Color | Blazing orange with black flecks. I could see the flame detail. |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | It looked like a bright lightening flash that lit up the whole sky in my peripheral vision. I thought it was heat lightening. After a few seconds, I turned my head and saw a blazing fireball as big as a basketball fall to the ground. It looked so close that I thought it hit a house. I wish I had seen it upon the flash. All I know was the final burning mass was huge. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |