Reports Report 3618f (Event 3618-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kurt H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | My wife saw this event as well, as she was riding with me. We were stunned, and both immediately realized that this was not something related to air traffic around Dulles Airport; that we had just seen a fireball. From our angle it looked like it dropped down on the far side of the airport, but we know in reality it may have been 100 miles further west. My first thought was that it was an emergency flare, as it seemed to drop so slowly, but the terminal flare made it obvious what it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Herndon, VA |
| Latitude | 38° 57' 31.06'' N (38.958629°) |
| Longitude | 77° 24' 30.24'' W (-77.408401°) |
| Elevation | 116.951m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-11-23 18:10 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-11-23 23:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 267° |
| First azimuth | 267° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 267° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Light Green, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Did not see fragmentation, as we were driving. But it had a fantastic terminal flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |