Reports Report 4239gu (Event 4239-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michael K |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I was shaking when I saw this, it was a great experience, I've never seen anything like this it's hard to describe but was awesome. It only lasted a brief moment, but I was just by chance looking right at it as it entered my field of vision directly where I was looking, the trail of flickering orange fire behind it was unreal, like a Hollywood effect, and the color green of the ball was almost like a Roman Candle Firework, so intense and seemed to glow. This was the biggest thing I've ever seen compared to the few other 'shooting stars' I've ever seen. Usually they are a speck of light arching overhead, but this came nearly straight down and was as big as a car headlight going down the street in front of my house. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Hudson, OH |
| Latitude | 41° 15' 42.87'' N (41.261909°) |
| Longitude | 81° 29' 5.21'' W (-81.484781°) |
| Elevation | 312.333m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-11-01 20:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-11-02 00:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 168° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 84.85° |
| First azimuth | 82.26° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 88.84° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | bright orange flames, distinct trail following the fireball, several breaks in flame within about a split second |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |