Reports Report 3557e (Event 3557-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Aleksandr S |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I sampled the brightest pixel in the fireball for 3 different frames of the original uncompressed video. The average RGB value was [74.6, 73.7, 74.2], or a very washed out red/pink. The fireball also lasted exactly 1.2 seconds. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashland, VA |
| Latitude | 37° 44' 59.41'' N (37.749837°) |
| Longitude | 77° 27' 23.94'' W (-77.456649°) |
| Elevation | 66.291679m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-06-27 23:51 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-06-28 03:51 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 228° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 347.37° |
| First azimuth | 323.81° |
| First elevation | 14° |
| Last azimuth | 314.45° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -7 |
| Color | Pink, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Very faint glowing fragments left a trail behind the fireball. The video appears to pick them up, but it's most likely due to compression artifacts. Only one faint fragment shows up definitively on the footage. |