Reports Report 3523b (Event 3523-2014)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | What first struck me was how bright and substantive the trail was, much brighter than average. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Amherst, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 34' 10.51'' N (37.569587°) |
| Longitude | 79° 2' 26.98'' W (-79.040828°) |
| Elevation | 227.934952m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2014-12-10 06:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2014-12-10 11:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.45° |
| First azimuth | 65.01° |
| First elevation | 25° |
| Last azimuth | 94.06° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | The trail was white, bright and thick, parallel to the horizon, seen through the upper half of my windshield. The Sun was not up yet, but the trail was in the East and may have been illuminated by the sun. I did not see the fireball itself, It moved about 30 degrees across the sky in about 5 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The trail stopped, and about half a second later I saw a faint luminescent cloud appear for about a second or two. It was approximately the same angular size of the Moon. This was roughly due East of my position. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |