Reports Report 3264a (Event 3264-2020)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Kelsey S |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | The fireball/meteor/whatever it was started small, and got bigger, til it disappeared over White Oak mountain. I did not notice any sound, as I was inside. The trail lasted a few minutes - it looks like a cartoonish exclamation point. The meteor fell almost directly overhead, with a reddish glow and with a train in the shape of a V that grew in size until it faded. It appeared to be quite long to my eyes, and close. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Ooltewah, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 3' 59.34'' N (35.066483°) |
| Longitude | 85° 5' 26.12'' W (-85.090588°) |
| Elevation | 284.709534m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-08 06:35 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-08 10:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 186° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 91.73° |
| First azimuth | 90.48° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 90.85° |
| Last elevation | 43° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -5 |
| Color | Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | It was in the shape of a V, it seemed to have an distinct inner/outer pieces. It grew over time until the fireball/meteor faded, and left the trail (my photo is of the trail it left). |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |