Reports Report 3638a (Event 3638-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Richard John H |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | the sheer size and slow speed of impact, also the crackling noises so prominent. it landed due North of our position approx 5 km behind a hill. I am a land surveyor by trade. The meteor is probably still untouched, as it is a remote and a very tiny mountain population in Siaton, southern Negros |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Siaton, Central Visayas (PH) |
| Latitude | 9° 6' 55.87'' N (9.115519°) |
| Longitude | 123° 2' 3.97'' E (123.034435°) |
| Elevation | 122.259m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-03-02 21:00 PHT |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-03-02 13:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 50° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | crackling, very loud as it was close, maybe 5km away, no explosion, landed behind hill, size of large house vertically down approx 200mph |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 20s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | fireball descending low speed to impact behind hill |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | crackling all the way down, no one else reported this, my wife an I were on hill top staying overnight when we both saw it come down |