Reports Report 6611ao (Event 6611-2021)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sam K |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This bolide was one of the brightest I have ever seen. We were driving south and we both saw it immediately. It was a VERY bright morning sun and no clouds in the sky. We, as a couple, have seen many meteor showers and probably a 100+ bolides in the last 20+ years. If I had to guess I believe this bolide was moving mostly away from us as the fireball did not really move in the sky from an angular perspective and we only saw a downward trajectory upon fragmentation. At first we thought we were seeing a airliner that had turned on landing lights but we both agreed that this bolide was MUCH brighter than that. This was the very best daylight event I have ever seen and I have only seen a couple. This one lands in my personal top 5 observations given the brightness of the morning. We were driving so we were unable to assess any associated noise from the event. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Albuquerque, NM |
| Latitude | 34° 58' 6.76'' N (34.968544°) |
| Longitude | 106° 39' 21.03'' W (-106.655843°) |
| Elevation | 1530.835571m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2021-10-16 07:24 MDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2021-10-16 13:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 178° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 210.13° |
| First azimuth | 210° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 205° |
| Last elevation | 27° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | The object held high brightness immediately as my wife and I saw it at the same time. Then it brightened a bit more. All of this lasted from about 2 to 3 seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It then appeared to break up with three or four less bright trains which lasted for a second or two. After that we saw nothing. |