Reports Report 817z (Event 817-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Robin V |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | We live adjacent to a large bay, Apalachicola Bay. I feel confident, due to the orientation of this fireball sighting, that someone on the water may have sighted it as well. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Apalachicola, FL |
| Latitude | 29° 43' 5.15'' N (29.718098°) |
| Longitude | 84° 59' 33.88'' W (-84.992745°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-11 22:40 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-12 02:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 189.71948° |
| First azimuth | 167.21178° |
| First elevation | 70° |
| Last azimuth | 208.8594° |
| Last elevation | 30° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | blue white |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I listened intently to see if I hear or felt, any impact. It seemed that close. NO SOUND AT ALL. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 45° |
| Remarks | a long, wide, glowing train; slightly dimmer than the fireball. It seems very large and close. I almost wondered if it were a transformer or something. It seemed that large, and hence close. There was no wind, no clouds, but a nearly full moon to the south of it. It was DEFINITELY brighter than the full moon. Unfortunately, it descended below the house/tree line before it showed any signs of burning out. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |