Reports Report 973a (Event 973-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Stephen F |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Sure would be interested to know how this correlates to the ones seen in Florida around the same time. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St. Simons, Island, GA |
| Latitude | 31° 8' 40.23'' N (31.144509°) |
| Longitude | 81° 22' 7.76'' W (-81.368823°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-09-05 06:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-09-05 10:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 128.15699° |
| First azimuth | 110.13597° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 170.79947° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 5s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | This was a green fireball that appeared over the water very bright with a white/yellow tail with some red. It was early in the a.m. on St. Simons East Beach. It appeared close enough to the shore line to make me first think of a flare from a boat. There were no boats and I only saw it coming down and disappear just before it got to the water (wrong direction, color and time for a flare though-just first impression as it was so close in). I think it was too close and appeared to be too large to be the same meteor seen all over Florida near the same time (could be part of the same event). If it was, then it had to be huge as this one appeared to be the size of a dime from the shoreline. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |