Reports Report 5450cz (Event 5450-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Brenda R |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I saw something fall from the sky while driving home. I don’t know if it was a fireball as I’ve never seen one, but this was bright white and ball-ish in its appearance. Only lasted seconds. I called my mom and told her about it and asked her to let me know if she heard anything on the news - I figured I can’t be the only one who saw it. I’m curious to know what it was - it looked similar to what I would think a falling star would look like, but bigger. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Levittown, PA |
| Latitude | 42° 43' 11.64'' N (42.7199°) |
| Longitude | 70° 57' 31.9'' W (-70.95886°) |
| Elevation | 24.555m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-26 17:52 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-26 22:52 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 159° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | - |
| First azimuth | 321.2° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 347.47° |
| Last elevation | 23° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A bright light caught my eye while driving - I looked to see what is was and saw it was something dropping from the sky...then in seconds it burst or more like fizzled out and left a blackish trail in it’s path. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |