Reports Report 4572ak (Event 4572-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Miranda U |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | From my vantage point, the fire ball seemed to be as big as a full moon. I was a wake, in bed, trying to get back to sleep, when suddenly the room was filled with a blue light and then the fire ball appeared in the window. The illuminated room had the brightness of a flash of lightning, except the light grew with intensity, then faded. I sat up in bed to watch the fire ball disappear on the horizon line, East, into or beyond the Atlantic Ocean, (I live 1/2 mile from the Atlantic on the east coast, in Massachusetts, USA) towards Great Britain, I surmised. I waited to hear a boom or to see an explosion; there was just silence. It was a magical, fleeting, unexpected experience - a gift on Thanksgiving. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Rockport, MA |
| Latitude | 42° 40' 49.44'' N (42.6804°) |
| Longitude | 70° 37' 54.11'' W (-70.631696°) |
| Elevation | 26.335m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-11-23 02:01 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-11-23 07:01 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 219° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.51° |
| First azimuth | 105.35° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 127.84° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | light yellow and light blueish |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |