American Meteor Society

Reports Report 4140ba (Event 4140-2021)

Observer
Name Kevin B
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks This was such a bizarre thing for me to see that I felt compelled enough to search online for what it could have been . Fireball seems to be the proper explanation, it was really wild to see and couldn't quite wrap my head around it . I have never before seen anything like it and I've witnessed several comets and meteor showers In my life
Location
Address Tisbury, MA
Latitude 41° 26' 53.07'' N (41.448075°)
Longitude 70° 36' 6.52'' W (-70.601812°)
Elevation 16.3312m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2021-07-30 23:22 EDT
UT Date & Time 2021-07-31 03:22 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 228°
Moving
Facing azimuth 29.12°
First azimuth 39.44°
First elevation 43°
Last azimuth 16.46°
Last elevation 9°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -12
Color Blue, Light Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -