Reports Report 6079d (Event 6079-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Paul M |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | My only remark is of a personal nature: It was the brightest, closest and largest and most definite fireball I have ever witnessed. It just so happened to be a clear crisp Fall evening in Western NY and I will never ever forget the sighting. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Springville, NY |
| Latitude | 42° 29' 37.78'' N (42.493827°) |
| Longitude | 78° 41' 40.66'' W (-78.694627°) |
| Elevation | 412.018616m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-09-24 20:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-09-25 00:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 182.8° |
| First azimuth | 182.4° |
| First elevation | 89° |
| Last azimuth | 183.1° |
| Last elevation | 10° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -22 |
| Color | White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 1s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | The train was brilliantly white, as white and almost as bright as the fireball itself with many smaller fireballs breaking off the entire length though not straying from the train. Imagine a firework immediately after launch leaving a white sparkly trail (minus the smoke) as it climbs but before it explodes, now play that image in your head but imagine the firework was launched from the clouds and pointed towards Earth... that's what the fireball's train looked like! |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The fragmentation was bright white and plentiful. It looked almost like a firework being launched with a sparkly trail (without smoke nor an explosion) but unlike a firework it was coming from the sky and headed toward Earth. It fragmented the entire way down until it went below my visible horizon. |