Reports Report 3191cn (Event 3191-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Trace N |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Cottondale, AL |
| Latitude | 33° 11' 12.54'' N (33.186817°) |
| Longitude | 87° 23' 47.91'' W (-87.396642°) |
| Elevation | 117.219902m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-11-20 20:15 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-11-21 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down to up |
| Descent Angle | - |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 80.51° |
| First azimuth | 81.24° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 258.51° |
| Last elevation | 25° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -20 |
| Color | Purple, Dark Blue, Blue, Light Blue, Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | After we watched the fireball explode and then continue westward until it was out of sight, approximately 3-4 minutes passed before we heard a distant boom followed by rumbling sounds as if it were thundering off in the distance. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 90° |
| Remarks | A glowing white line lingered in the sky along the entire path of the fireball after the fireball disappeared. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | About 90 degrees overhead, as it was traveling west, it exploded into a very colorful 360 degree starburst pattern as if it were a huge firework exploding. The fireball continued traveling until it seemed to die out into the night sky. |