Reports Report 6173ag (Event 6173-2020)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | David G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | My son was trick-or-treating at the time on another street and he saw the same fire ball in the same direction. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Dayton, OH |
| Latitude | 39° 39' 50.14'' N (39.663929°) |
| Longitude | 84° 6' 52.1'' W (-84.114471°) |
| Elevation | 300.33493m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2020-10-31 19:30 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2020-10-31 23:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 201° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 173.84° |
| First azimuth | 178.77° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 162° |
| Last elevation | 12° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -27 |
| Color | Light Blue, Orange, Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.25s |
| Length | 8° |
| Remarks | The tail was glowing thin at first, but then grew wider as the meteor started to burn up and grow bigger |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The meteor started out white and small like a star, but grew bigger, turning blue. Then, it started burning even bigger yellow and orange, almost a flaming flash before dissappearing. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |