American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2308fc (Event 2308-2014)

Observer
Name Meredith B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks I'm not 100% sure that what I saw was a fireball, but I saw what literally looked like a ball of fire move across the sky and then disappear on either 9/22 or 9/23. It seemed to extinguish in the air after about 1 or 2 seconds. I saw an article online and realized that there was a report of a fireball in Eastern PA (northeast of where I was) and since I was facing northeast when I saw the object I think this might have been the fireball.
Location
Address Newark, DE
Latitude 39° 40' 49.55'' N (39.68043°)
Longitude 75° 44' 37.06'' W (-75.743627°)
Elevation 32.707111m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2014-09-23 20:40 EDT
UT Date & Time 2014-09-24 00:40 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From right to left
Descent Angle 270°
Moving
Facing azimuth 21.49°
First azimuth 23.02°
First elevation 42°
Last azimuth 23.62°
Last elevation 41°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -22
Color Orange... it looked like fire
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -