Reports Report 5441agm (Event 5441-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James B |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I believe the meteor if big enough would have impacted nearby. I never saw a stationary fireball like that before. The blue flash was extremely bright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Uniontown, OH |
| Latitude | 40° 57' 1.52'' N (40.950422°) |
| Longitude | 81° 24' 57.2'' W (-81.41589°) |
| Elevation | 343.704346m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-09-30 06:24 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-09-30 10:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 177° |
| First azimuth | 177° |
| First elevation | 75° |
| Last azimuth | 177° |
| Last elevation | 77° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -17 |
| Color | Orange, Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 30s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | I saw two trains, swirling pattern just slightly east of the fireball. Fireball was completely stationary from my location. Looked like the glow of a filament in a light bulb when you turn it off and it dims from yellow to orange to off. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I had just moved my car from the garage to the turn around as I was getting a drywall delivery at 6:45. I just walked into the garage when I saw a bright blue flash, I thought someone took a picture from across the street, when I realized nobody was there, I went out onto the driveway and looked almost straight up and saw the glowing orange/yellow ball stationary and it went from orange/red to fading out in about 2 or 3 seconds. Two short smoke trails were just east of the fireball location. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |