| Observer |
|
Name |
Rachel F |
|
Experience Level |
1/5
|
|
Remarks |
Couldn't tell if it was a meteor or a plane on fire. Never saw anything like it. I have seen shooting stars and this was definitely not that. |
| Location |
|
Address |
North East, MD |
|
Latitude |
39° 36' 30.8'' N (39.608556°)
|
|
Longitude |
75° 58' 42.44'' W (-75.978455°)
|
|
Elevation |
66.489586m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2013-01-27 21:32 EST
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2013-01-28 02:32 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈10s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
225° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
294.35° |
|
First azimuth |
295° |
|
First elevation |
-1° |
|
Last azimuth |
271.58° |
|
Last elevation |
39° |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-18 |
|
Color |
Orange, Red |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
Unknown |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
20s |
|
Length |
20° |
|
Remarks |
It was a ball of fire with a sparkling long trail and traveling at a very fast speed and did not disappear from the sky. |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
