Reports Report 1126v (Event 1126-2011)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Leonard A |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I first noticed the bright blue - white flash that li up the western sky around my vehicle out of drivers side window while heading N. on Rt. 522 in Morgan County West Virginia, the flash lasted about 3 seconds, than I noticed the meteor fireball and train coming from the SW to the NE. The train was mostly bright white, and had orange and yellow flashes coming off of it as it moved across the sky from my vantage point. I saw the meteor\\fireball for about 4 seconds before it disappeared out of my site in what seemed to be below the ridgeline of Caccapon mountain to the W of Rt 522, but I am sure was really quite distant from my actual position. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Berkeley Springs, WV |
| Latitude | 39° 31' 58.71'' N (39.532975°) |
| Longitude | 78° 16' 35.61'' W (-78.276558°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2011-10-04 04:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2011-10-04 08:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 289.04432° |
| First azimuth | 289.23302° |
| First elevation | -1° |
| Last azimuth | 309.47478° |
| Last elevation | -1° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | white, blue flash |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | 7s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | I first noticed the bright blue - white flash out of drivers side window while heading N. on Rt. 522 in Morgan County West Virginia, the flash lasted about 3 seconds, than I noticed the meteor fireball and train coming from the SW to the NE. The train was mostly bright white, and had orange and yellow flashes coming off of it as it moved across the sky from my vantage point. I saw the meteor\\fireball for about 4 seconds before it disappeared out of my site in what seemed to be below the ridgeline of Caccapon mountain to the W of Rt 522, but I am sure was really quite distant from my actual position. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I did see a bright white - blue flash first that lit up the western sky around my vehicle before actually seeing the meteor \\ fireball, but there was no fragmentation in the flash. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |