Reports Report 3365c (Event 3365-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kristy M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | It was the first fireball I have seen that lasted that long, it had a pretty visible tail with pieces fragmenting off and it had a distinctive bowl shape around the front where it was streaming through the atmosphere. It was mostly light blue and maybe bits of white/yellow. It went over the downtown area of Winston-Salem, NC. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Latitude | 36° 5' 29.46'' N (36.091517°) |
| Longitude | 80° 13' 48.75'' W (-80.230207°) |
| Elevation | 250.455368m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-07-13 05:20 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-07-13 09:20 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 100° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 329.03° |
| First azimuth | 325.49° |
| First elevation | 63° |
| Last azimuth | 13.4° |
| Last elevation | 31° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Light Blue, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Saw pieces fragmenting off in the tail |