Reports Report 1687e (Event 1687-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I would guess that fragments fell somewhere between Waynesburg and Somerset. It was the closest I have ever seen one and is hard to guess exactly how far away it was, but I am ex-Navy and have seen my share of the night sky and of falling projectiles. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Stanford, KY |
| Latitude | 37° 27' 19.96'' N (37.455544°) |
| Longitude | 84° 38' 6.32'' W (-84.635088°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-10-26 01:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-10-26 05:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up to down |
| Descent Angle | 180° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.23483° |
| First azimuth | 168.53995° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 179.1768° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | red streak, exploding bri |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | I was driving with the radio on, so I didn\'t hear anything. I did ask my wife when I got home, but she was asleep and didn\'t hear anything either... I have posted on Facebook about it and have asked if anyone else saw or heard it. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3.5s |
| Length | 12.5° |
| Remarks | Glowing train of several fragments after explosion for several seconds... Did not notice or look for a smoke trail, it was very clear last night though. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | saw a steeply falling meteorite with a red train that I observed for several seconds, then as it hit the lower atmosphere it exploded into a cone-shaped bright white fragmentation almost like a firework except falling. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | - |