Reports Report 1492aj (Event 1492-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steven S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | This was a very bright, comparatively slow meteor of bright green color which had a noticeable tail that faded quickly behind it. The duration was long enough that I made more than one glance back and forth from my driving to the object. I later found a report on MUFON's site which described exactly the same object at the same time. That observer stated it broke in pieces. I only saw it did something as I was glancing back and forth at the road. What I saw looked like it did a pinwheel with sparks, but that would account for seeing the end of it fragmenting like the other observer said. That would account for the deviation I saw. This was a very bright, remarkable fireball. I have seen very few of this magnitude in my life. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Harrisburg, PA |
| Latitude | 40° 16' 25.32'' N (40.2737°) |
| Longitude | 76° 53' 3.9'' W (-76.884418°) |
| Elevation | -1m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-12 21:15 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-13 01:15 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 50° |
| First elevation | 99.999° |
| Last azimuth | 50° |
| Last elevation | 99.999° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -6 |
| Color | Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | glowing tail which faded quickly, but more persistent than the usual high speed small meteorites that are commonly seen and last less than one second. This trailed across the sky, and was much slower than the quick, dim, short duration ones we commonly see. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | I was driving and looking back and forth from the road to the object. I saw it do something that looked like a swirl or piece(s) came off. |