Reports Report 456ae (Event 456-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Liz G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Looked up toward the north while walking down the street, saw a very bright fireball with train, much bigger than a star, headed down beneath the tree line. It seemed very large and very close, much closer and brighter than any other meteorite I have seen. It was bright as it headed into the tree line, and only became obscured by the trees not by burning out. It seemed like it might have made contact with the ground a few miles ahead. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Clearwater, FL |
| Latitude | 27° 58' 19.69'' N (27.972136°) |
| Longitude | 82° 47' 59.49'' W (-82.799857°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-29 22:05 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-30 02:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 8.71463° |
| First azimuth | 358.70785° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 15.94524° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | white yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1.5s |
| Length | 6.5° |
| Remarks | train was glowing brightly and clearly visible behind the fireball |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |