Reports Report 657df (Event 657-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Julien V |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I initially thought it was just 2km away from our aircraft, because it was so bright and felt so close. Instead, it was about 400km away! It was incredible to witness this from an aircraft. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Germaine, Champagne-Ardenne (FR) |
| Latitude | 49° 6' 21.03'' N (49.105842°) |
| Longitude | 4° 0' 10.82'' E (4.003006°) |
| Elevation | 271.546387m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-03-15 20:45 CET |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-03-15 19:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 99° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 82° |
| First azimuth | 65° |
| First elevation | 5° |
| Last azimuth | 105° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Green, Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I first saw it as a tiny dot of white/light yellow color from our cockpit, climbing through FL210 (21000 feet with baro set at 1013). Then it became a fireball when it was below our current flight level. The fireball seemed like an explosion of the meteor. I am not certain about the following, this is all I can remember: the initial color in fireball state seemed to be yellow (with orange?) but I also remember a green/blueish color which must have been a few seconds later as the fireball increased in brightness. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |