Reports Report 904b (Event 904-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Corey W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | Me and my two friends were on our way in from a boat ride and we spot this extroardinarily bright green flash in the sky. It felt un real that we had seen this, and we did not know what to think of it. We knew it had to be something like a meteor fireball. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Derry, NH |
| Latitude | 42° 54' 20.55'' N (42.905708°) |
| Longitude | 71° 17' 29.04'' W (-71.291399°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-08-24 01:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-08-24 05:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 107.84323° |
| First azimuth | 88.15126° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 110.42497° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | The entire event was silent. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | A glowing, green train sloping downwards at approximately a 45 degree angle, the head of the fireball was brighter than the rest of it, and the train slowly dissintegrated after passing. Total time this could be seen is approximately three seconds. It was incredible. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |