Reports Report 6322an (Event 6322-2019)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Matthew W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | At first I thought it was a jet that was going really fast, but it was a lot faster than a jet and also it had a very large trail of fire. I was walking down Sharpless Drive toward McDaniel Avenue. I looked to my left and saw something going very fast, going down from the right to the left. I would have thought it was a shooting star but it was different -- it had a rock-like shape and was on fire and had a huge streak of fire behind it, sort of like a space shuttle entering the atmosphere. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wilmington, DE |
| Latitude | 39° 47' 51.58'' N (39.79766°) |
| Longitude | 75° 32' 47.22'' W (-75.54645°) |
| Elevation | 110.357742m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2019-12-07 17:48 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2019-12-07 22:48 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 254° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 98.62° |
| First azimuth | 109.6° |
| First elevation | 62° |
| Last azimuth | 85.5° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 5° |
| Remarks | There was a trail of fire that was pretty long |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |