Reports Report 832ag (Event 832-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gregory C |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I don\'t know how close this thing was, but it was SUPER close. If you looked up in the air following a small prop airplane flying at a height of about a 12,000 - 14,000 feet in the air, it was roughly about the same size of the airplane to give you a size approximation. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Barrie (CA) |
| Latitude | 44° 21' 42.12'' N (44.361699°) |
| Longitude | 79° 41' 13.41'' W (-79.687057°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-06-14 21:55 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-06-15 01:55 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 301.79479° |
| First azimuth | 79.63198° |
| First elevation | 77° |
| Last azimuth | 307.22386° |
| Last elevation | 46° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Bright light blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 14° |
| Remarks | The train was pretty long and as it got closer to the atmosphere the smoke trail got more visible and after the meteor disappeared, the smoke trail was still visible for at least another 20-30 seconds. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I could see that it was entering the atmosphere cause I could see it instantly get twice as bright and the smoke trail got twice as more visible. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |