Reports Report 206ao (Event 206-2013)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Barbara D |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | As stated earlier, I was driving S on I-95 around Columbia/Savage MD. I watched one for a minute, thinking it was odd to see a contrail during the evening ... but then the tail did not lengthen. Pointed out to my daughter riding in the front seat, and my visor hid the 2 contrails in my right field of vision. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Savage-Guilford, MD |
| Latitude | 39° 9' 27.71'' N (39.157698°) |
| Longitude | 76° 49' 54.94'' W (-76.831929°) |
| Elevation | 98.553177m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2013-01-27 21:30 EST |
| UT Date & Time | 2013-01-28 02:30 UT |
| Duration | ? |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 135° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 240° |
| First azimuth | 240° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 240° |
| Last elevation | 16° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | 1 |
| Color | White - at first I thought it was a contrail ... but the tail did not lengthen, staying approximately the same length. Actually, I saw 3 at the same time as I was driving down I-95. It is easiest to describe in compass headings than degrees: #1 - upper |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 4° |
| Remarks | 10+ mnutes long, fairly constant tail on all 3 let me know not a contrail and had to be a meteor/fireball. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |