Reports Report 4467i (Event 4467-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | lulu m |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | excellent viewing conditions; my immediate reaction was that i was seeing a meteor / shooting star / fireball and not an aircraft |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 27' 29.65'' N (40.458235°) |
| Longitude | 79° 57' 6.82'' W (-79.951895°) |
| Elevation | 268.86557m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-09-17 03:03 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-09-17 07:03 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 265° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 108.97° |
| First azimuth | 220.08° |
| First elevation | 55° |
| Last azimuth | 51.57° |
| Last elevation | 17° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 13° |
| Remarks | clear morning; the waning moon was high in the south / southeast sky; fireball was green centered with a yellow white nimbus as bright as the moon; the tail glowed, tapered and seemed to disintegrate as the fireball passed; fireball was bright at first, dimmed, then brightened again before moving out my field of view; |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |