Reports Report 456aa (Event 456-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Charlie |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | There were 14 of us sitting around a campfire when one person said \"Look at that, look at that.\" All 14 of us saw it. None of us had ever seen anything like it. At first it looked like a very bright falling star,with a blue halo in front, then it flared up into a bright orange fireball just before gong out, just above the tree line. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Oxford, GA |
| Latitude | 33° 42' 12.32'' N (33.703421°) |
| Longitude | 83° 50' 19.74'' W (-83.838816°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-04-29 22:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-04-30 02:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.38596° |
| First azimuth | 227.34763° |
| First elevation | 64° |
| Last azimuth | 150.11671° |
| Last elevation | 26° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | orange with blue halo |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It looked like a very bright falling start until just before reaching the treeline, when it flared up into an orange fireball |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |