Reports Report 2539v (Event 2539-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Steve A |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | For something that large to have very little sound relative to size was interesting. Object was the size of a car, possibly bigger. Speed of object was slower than the speed that I have previously seen smaller meteors at a higher altitude. I had assumed that larger objects would be faster than smaller ones, especially coming in at that angle. There was no zip across the sky. It was more gradual than that. Just before burnout I saw 3 cones of fire, rotating counterclockwise behind it. 2-3 rotations. About 20 percent broke off between 3rd rotation and burnout. Trail of fire was 100-120ft. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Buffalo, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 57' 44.85'' N (42.962458°) |
| Longitude | 78° 49' 27.64'' W (-78.824345°) |
| Elevation | 187.505249m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-05-25 00:10 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-05-25 04:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 112° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 86.61° |
| First azimuth | 19.32° |
| First elevation | 20° |
| Last azimuth | 116.75° |
| Last elevation | 9° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -11 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A sizzle with a simultaneous crackling echoing in the distance. Like the sound of a sparkler combined with fire wood crackling. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 99.99° |
| Remarks | Train trail was 100-120 feet in length. Object itself was large. The size of a car, possibly bigger. As the object was close to burning out and out of view, I saw 3 fire cones rotating behind it, counterclock wise. 2-3 rotations. Pieces were breaking off towards the end. Completely quiet. No sound minus the sizzle/crackling. Had a crystal clear view. Flew for 6-7 seconds. I was in the backyard. Phone was in the house charging. Otherwise I would've captured great video, I just didn't have it with me at the time. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Pieces broke off throughout the duration of flight time. |