Reports Report 245z (Event 245-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | shawn s |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Had a grandmother that was heavy into meteor showers so I\'ve seen hundreds. Never seen anything like this. For a second I thought that a plane was going down. It was so low and close I could see the flames from the back. Route 13 is a major highway and the 4-5 cars that was in front of me stopped in the middle of the road. I would have swore that it impacted within 10 miles of where i saw it, but a friend from work saw it pass over him in newark, 20 miles north of my sighting. One of the coolest things ive ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | boyds corner, DE |
| Latitude | 39° 29' 57.92'' N (39.499421°) |
| Longitude | 75° 38' 57.64'' W (-75.649345°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-02-23 05:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-02-23 10:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | -1° |
| First azimuth | 258.69113° |
| First elevation | 40° |
| Last azimuth | 320.19518° |
| Last elevation | 35° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | blue,green,orange, red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 50° |
| Remarks | glowing trail of blue/green mostly |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |