Reports Report 2879f (Event 2879-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gregory S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | by far the longest fireball i have ever witnessed. Color changing was remarkable. Also the desent angle was remarkable, it had a straight down to ground angle. Not a typical rainbow descent or quick shooting flash. It was a big event. i never report but this i clearly felt it was needed. i hope my info can be of some help in determining the outcome of the event. Side note, I was expecting to hear a boom. I actually covered my ears in anticipation for a sonic . |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Amherst, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 21' 27.5'' N (42.357639°) |
| Longitude | 72° 31' 1.27'' W (-72.51702°) |
| Elevation | 53.691m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-08-22 00:05 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-08-22 04:05 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 93.57° |
| First azimuth | 89.37° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 86.37° |
| Last elevation | 33° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Dark Green, Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | When i was alerted to light it was a bright orange quickly changing and morphing to red then green with a mostly green and orange tail. Biggest fireball ive ever seen. i waited for the boom to be perfectly honest. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation was very close to the central area of the burning rock. the more it burned the more pieces seemed to fade off behind the terminal velocity of the main object. straight down. Which was shocking. |