Reports Report 303aj (Event 303-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gregg G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | awesome experience! will never forget it. seemed to be in slow motion but that may have been just my perception since i thought it was coming towards me. this fireball came extremely close to the ground. if the flash i saw was a terminal explosion, i think it is possible any remaining fragments may have reached the ground considering how close it was. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Concord, NH |
| Latitude | 43° 17' 10.84'' N (43.286344°) |
| Longitude | 71° 34' 5.84'' W (-71.568289°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-02-28 22:15 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-02-29 03:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 334.65402° |
| First azimuth | 39.28921° |
| First elevation | 35° |
| Last azimuth | 60.80239° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | blue and yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | unfortunately was in the car driving highway speed with radio on. did not hear anything. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 10s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing train, fireball was very close to my position while driving in car. i actually braked because i thought its angle was going to either hit my car or land in the highway, disappeared just below tree line, then a wide sudden flash as if it hit something like a tree. heavily wooded area where it seemed to come down. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | was just below tree line from my angle. yellow in color, extending left to right. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |