Reports Report 1775lo (Event 1775-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James P |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | At first I did not know what it was. Maybe a test ricket or something. NS launch scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at Wallops Island. But thought it might be a meteor after I received email from work associate asking if I saw the fireball in the sky over Chincoteague Island. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Chincoteague Island, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 56' 18.69'' N (37.938524°) |
| Longitude | 75° 26' 5.02'' W (-75.434727°) |
| Elevation | 0.275549m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-04-16 22:45 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-04-17 02:45 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 104.99° |
| First azimuth | 29.43° |
| First elevation | 27° |
| Last azimuth | 73.47° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Pink, Light Yellow, Red, Brown, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Its seemed to glow bright with some fragmentation just before it disappeared or burned out as it traveled northeast from me. |