Reports Report 2281t (Event 2281-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | John M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | Through the course of the event, the fireball developed from a single point light source into narrow streak within a second or so, then within another second it started to develop into a wider bright blue-green-colored outline in a teardrop shape around a dimmer yellow-white interior. The teardrop shape disappeared concurrently with the terminal flash, leaving only a brief glowing train without a visible smoke trail. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Melbourne, FL |
| Latitude | 28° 13' 49.79'' N (28.230498°) |
| Longitude | 80° 42' 57.06'' W (-80.715851°) |
| Elevation | 8.941726m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-04-12 22:16 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-04-13 02:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 217° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 170° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 140° |
| Last elevation | 15° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -18 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 0.5s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Glowing train, no noticeable smoke. Started with no train, then developed longer greenish-blue train. As it fragmented, the train color changed to orange trails of the main train and the fragments. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Object grew brighter and brighter until it fragmented; then there was a bright terminal flash that illuminated the surrounding sky/area. The terminal flash (concurrent with the beginning of the fragmentation/breakup) occurred about halfway through the visible train/event. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation occurred into several main segments with additional smaller fragments around the core. Larger segments left noticeable orange trails. |