Reports Report 417e (Event 417-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lindsay S |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Fireball was underneath the moon. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | North Bethesda, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 2' 7.16'' N (39.035323°) |
| Longitude | 77° 7' 22.86'' W (-77.123018°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-13 23:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-14 03:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 288.34013° |
| First azimuth | 288.79514° |
| First elevation | 52° |
| Last azimuth | 288.60727° |
| Last elevation | 41° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Orange, Green, and White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 4s |
| Length | 9° |
| Remarks | Train was orange and looked erratic as it went slightly south. Train looked like some pieces of the object were breaking off. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I think I saw fragmentation from the fireball I saw. For a quick second, I did see a blackish object flash in the fireball (the center was white, middle part was green, and outer part/train was orange). Entire fireball looked like pieces were breaking off and was going to land somewhere nearby my location. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |